3 entries under this word

Grub

Grūb, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [imp. & p. p. GRUBBED; p. pr. & vb. n. GRUBBING.] [O. H. Ger. grabam, to dig, imp. gruob, Goth. graban, imp. grōf, for grōb, A-S. grafan, imp. grōf, N. H. Ger. graben, imp. grub.]

To dig in or under the ground, generally for an object that is difficult to reach or extricate; to be occupied in digging.
To beg; to solicit alms, especially food. [Colloq. and low.]

Grŭb, v. t.

verbtransitive

To dig; to dig up by the roots; to root out by digging; — followed by up; as, to grub up trees, rushes, or sedge.

They do not attempt to grub up the root of sin. Hare.

Grŭb, n.

noun

n. [So called from grubbing or mining. See supra.] 1. A fleshy, dingy-colored larve, whether proceeding from the eggs of a beetle, moth, or other insect; especially, a larve of a beetle or weevil. Yet your butterfly was a grub. Shak.

A short, thick man; a dwarf. Carver.
That which is grubbed up for food; victuals. [Collog. and low.] Halliwell.