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Definitions for Grubbing

[1] the thick-bodied, sluggish larva of several insects, as of a scarab beetle.
[2] a dull, plodding person; drudge.
[3] an unkempt person.
[4] Slang . food; victuals.
[5] any remaining roots or stumps after cutting vegetation to clear land for farming.
[6] to dig; clear of roots, stumps, etc.
[7] to dig up by the roots; uproot (often followed by up or out ).
[8] Slang . to supply with food; feed.
[9] Slang . to scrounge: to grub a cigarette.
[10] to dig; search by or as if by digging: We grubbed through piles of old junk to find the deed.
[11] to lead a laborious or groveling life; drudge: It's wonderful to have money after having to grub for so many years.
[12] to engage in laborious study.
[13] Slang . to eat; take food.
[14] (when tr, often foll by up or out ) to search for and pull up (roots, stumps, etc) by digging in the ground
[15] to dig up the surface of (ground, soil, etc), esp to clear away roots, stumps, etc
[16] (intr; often foll by in or among) to search carefully
[17] (intr) to work unceasingly, esp at a dull task or research
[18] slang to provide (a person) with food or (of a person) to take food
[19] (tr) slang , mainly US to scrounge to grub a cigarette
[20] the short legless larva of certain insects, esp beetles
[21] slang food; victuals
[22] a person who works hard, esp in a dull plodding way
[23] British informal a dirty child

Words related to Grubbing

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Origin of Grubbing

1250–1300; Middle English grubbe (noun), grubben (v.); akin to Old High German grubilōn to dig, German grübeln to rack (the brain), Old Norse gryfia hole, pit; see grave1, groove

Other words from Grubbing

grub·ber , noun

Word origin for Grubbing

C13: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German grubilōn to dig, German grübeln to rack one's brain, Middle Dutch grobben to scrape together; see grave ³, groove

Synonyms for Grubbing

maggot, worm, caterpillar, centipede, entozoon