Pronunciation: /ɡrʌb/
noun a slang term for food, especially simple or unappealing food
A1 I found some tasty grub in the garden.
A2 The birds are searching for grub in the soil.
B1 The hikers packed some sandwiches and grub for their picnic.
B2 The campers cooked up a delicious grub over the campfire.
C1 The restaurant served up some gourmet grub for the food critics.
C2 The chef prepared a five-course meal featuring exotic grubs.
verb to dig or search for food, typically in the ground
A1 The birds grub for worms in the garden.
A2 I like to grub in the dirt for buried treasure.
B1 The archaeologists are grubbing through the ancient ruins for artifacts.
B2 The detectives had to grub through the suspect's belongings for evidence.
C1 The researchers spent months grubbing through old documents to find the missing information.
C2 The journalists had to grub for information from unreliable sources to break the story.
formal The workers gathered for a hearty grub at the end of the long day.
informal Let's grab some grub before heading home.
slang I'm starving, let's go get some grub at that new burger joint.
figurative She had to dig deep to find the emotional grub to get through the tough situation.
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