1. A soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
   "Birds pecked at the grubs in the soil"
    
2. [informal] The food and drink that are served or consumed
   "The camp's basic grub consisted of beans and rice";
   - fare, chow [informal], chuck [N. Amer, informal], eats [informal]
    
3. [informal] Any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment
   "grub and drink";
   - food, solid food, kai [NZ, informal], nosh [Brit, informal], khana [Asia], provender [archaic]

1. Search about busily
   "The pig grubbed for truffles in the forest floor"
    
2. [informal] Ask for and get free; be a parasite
   "He was always grubbing cigarettes from his colleagues";
   - mooch [N. Amer, informal], bum [informal], cadge [informal], sponge [informal], bludge [Austral, NZ, informal], sponge off [informal]

Derived forms: grubbed, grubs, grubbing

Type of: food, larva, look for, nutrient, obtain, search, seek, solid

Encyclopedia: Grub, Germany