grub up

/grəb əp/
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Other forms: grubbed up; grubbing up; grubs up

Definitions of grub up
  1. verb
    dig up
    “grub up roots and tree stumps”
    synonyms: grub out
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    type of:
    dig up, excavate, turn up
    find by digging in the ground
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