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grub

1 grub /ˈgrʌb/ noun
plural grubs
1 grub
/ˈgrʌb/
noun
plural grubs
Britannica Dictionary definition of GRUB
1 
[count] : the young form of an insect in which it looks like a small worm
2 
[noncount] informal : food 1
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2 grub /ˈgrʌb/ verb
grubs; grubbed; grubbing
2 grub
/ˈgrʌb/
verb
grubs; grubbed; grubbing
Britannica Dictionary definition of GRUB
[no object]
1 
: to dig in the ground for something that is difficult to find or remove
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2 
informal : to search for something : to try hard to get or find something
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— see also money-grubber, money-grubbing