grub

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable}} An [[insect]], especially a [[beetle]], at an [[immature]] [[stage]] of its [[life cycle]].
2. {{lb|en|uncountable|slang}} [[food|Food]].
3. {{lb|en|Australia|slang}} A [[dirty]] person.
4. {{lb|en|Australia|slang}} A [[despicable]] person; a [[lowlife]].
5. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A short, thick man; a [[dwarf]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[scavenge]] or in some way [[scrounge]], typically for food.
2. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[dig]]; to dig up by the roots; to root out by digging; often followed by ''up''.
3. {{lb|en|slang|dated|transitive}} To supply with food.
4. {{lb|en|slang|dated}} To [[eat]].

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