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  • grub — ► NOUN 1) the larva of an insect, especially a beetle. 2) informal food. ► VERB (grubbed, grubbing) 1) dig shallowly in soil. 2) (grub up) dig (something) up. 3) …   English terms dictionary

  • Grub Smith — is an English television presenter and journalist for FHM and Poker Player magazines. Born Michael Smith, he adopted the name Grub when at Downside School, effectively a promotion after being given the nickname Maggot by a master at his prep… …   Wikipedia

  • Grub Smith — ist englischer Fernsehmoderator und Journalist. Unter anderem arbeitete er für FHM, die BBC, Comedy Central (MTV) und das pokers players magazine. Leben Bekannt wurde Grub Smith in Deutschland als Gastgeber der Viva Show travel sick. In der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • grub — [grub] vi. grubbed, grubbing [ME grubben, to dig, prob. < OE * grybban (akin to OHG grubilōn, to bore into): for IE base see GRAVE2] 1. to dig in the ground 2. to work hard, esp. at something menial or tedious; drudge 3. to search about;… …   English World dictionary

  • About the House — is a book of poems by W. H. Auden, published in 1965.The book is in two unnumbered parts, Thanksgiving for a Habitat , a sequence of poems about Auden s house in Kirchstetten, Austria, and a miscellaneous group of poems headed In and Out . Almost …   Wikipedia

  • Grub Street — Until the early 1800s, Grub Street was the name of a street in London s impoverished Moorfields district. In the 1700s and 1800s, the street was famous for its concentration of mediocre, impoverished hack writers , aspiring poets, and low end… …   Wikipedia

  • grub — I UK [ɡrʌb] / US noun Word forms grub : singular grub plural grubs 1) [uncountable] very informal food Grub s up (= the food is ready)! 2) [countable] a young insect without wings or legs, like a small worm II UK [ɡrʌb] / US verb… …   English dictionary

  • grub — grub1 [grʌb] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from GRUB1 2; in sense 1, probably because birds eat grubs] 1.) [U] informal food ▪ Let s get some grub. 2.) an insect when it is in the form of a small soft white worm grub 2 grub2 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • grub — grub1 [ grʌb ] noun 1. ) uncount VERY INFORMAL food: Grub s up (=the food is ready)! 2. ) count a young insect without wings or legs, like a small WORM grub grub 2 [ grʌb ] verb intransitive or transitive to try to find something by moving things …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • grub — 1 noun 1 (U) informal food: Let s get some grub. 2 (C) an insect when it is in the form of a small soft white worm 2 (intransitive always + adv/prep) informal to look for something, especially by moving things, looking under them etc (+… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • grub — I. verb (grubbed; grubbing) Etymology: Middle English grubben; akin to Old English grafan to dig more at grave Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to clear by digging up roots and stumps 2. to dig up by or as if by the roots intransitive verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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