grub

Definition of grub

Nouns

informal terms for a meal

Synonyms:: chow, chuck, eats

Type of:: fare
the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed

a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects

Types:: maggot
the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter; leatherjacket
tough-skinned larva of certain crane flies

Type of:: larva
the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose

Verbs

ask for and get free; be a parasite

Synonyms:: bum, cadge, mooch, sponge

Types:: freeload
live off somebody's generosity

Type of:: obtain
come into possession of

search about busily

Type of:: look for, search, seek
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

Vocabulary Lists for grub

devour
down
relish
outrage
sight

aberration
acrid
affable
anemic
annihilation

bite
snack
nosh
appetizer
starter

Words that contain grub

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