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grub something up — ˌgrub sthˈup/ˈout derived to dig sth out of the ground • The trees were grubbed up to make way for a new road. Main entry: ↑grubderived … Useful english dictionary
root something out — 1 the hedge was rooted out: UPROOT, deracinate, pull up, grub out. 2 root out corruption: ERADICATE, eliminate, weed out, destroy, wipe out, stam … Useful english dictionary
grub up — verb dig up grub up roots and tree stumps • Syn: ↑grub out • Hypernyms: ↑excavate, ↑dig up, ↑turn up • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
grub — grub1 [grʌb] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from GRUB1 2; in sense 1, probably because birds eat grubs] 1.) [U] informal food ▪ Let s get some grub. 2.) an insect when it is in the form of a small soft white worm grub 2 grub2 … Dictionary of contemporary English
grub — grub1 [ grʌb ] noun 1. ) uncount VERY INFORMAL food: Grub s up (=the food is ready)! 2. ) count a young insect without wings or legs, like a small WORM grub grub 2 [ grʌb ] verb intransitive or transitive to try to find something by moving things … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grub up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms grub up : present tense I/you/we/they grub up he/she/it grubs up present participle grubbing up past tense grubbed up past participle grubbed up to dig something out of the ground, especially with your hands … English dictionary
grub — [grub] vi. grubbed, grubbing [ME grubben, to dig, prob. < OE * grybban (akin to OHG grubilōn, to bore into): for IE base see GRAVE2] 1. to dig in the ground 2. to work hard, esp. at something menial or tedious; drudge 3. to search about;… … English World dictionary
grub — 1 noun 1 (U) informal food: Let s get some grub. 2 (C) an insect when it is in the form of a small soft white worm 2 (intransitive always + adv/prep) informal to look for something, especially by moving things, looking under them etc (+… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
grub — [[t]grʌ̱b[/t]] grubs, grubbing, grubbed 1) N COUNT A grub is a young insect which has just come out of an egg and looks like a short fat worm. 2) N UNCOUNT Grub is food. [INFORMAL] Get yourself some grub and come and sit down. Syn: nosh 3) VERB… … English dictionary
grub out — verb dig up grub up roots and tree stumps • Syn: ↑grub up • Hypernyms: ↑excavate, ↑dig up, ↑turn up • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
