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grub

UK
/ɡrʌb/
US
/ɡrʌb/

Translations

grubnoun
grubs
pl
UK
/ɡrʌb/
US
/ɡrʌb/
nourritureFamilier.
After a long day of hiking, they were eager to get some grub at the campsite.
Après une longue journée de randonnée, ils avaient hâte de manger de la nourriture au campement.
The gardener found a grub while digging in the soil.
Le jardinier a trouvé une larve en creusant dans la terre.
Additional translations
bouffeFamilier.
Synonyms
chow
nourishment
victuals
fare
provisions
sustenance
food
grubverb
grubbed
Past Simple
grubbed
Past Participle
grubbing
Gerund
UK
/ɡrʌb/
US
/ɡrʌb/
fouillerFamilier ou courant selon le contexte.
He spent the afternoon grubbing around in the garden for his lost keys.
Il a passé l’après-midi à fouiller dans le jardin à la recherche de ses clés perdues.
déracinerEn contexte agricole ou de travaux du sol.
They grubbed the field to prepare it for planting new crops.
Ils ont déraciné le champ pour le préparer à la plantation de nouvelles cultures.
Additional translations
chercherFamilier, avec l’idée de chercher de façon peu méthodique.
fouillerPour des animaux ou des personnes qui cherchent de la nourriture.
Synonyms
search
forage
root
snoop
dig
grubadjective
UK
/ɡrʌb/
US
/ɡrʌb/
Attributive use derived from noun, in terms such as 'grub hoe' or 'grub screw'.
sans têteTechnique, pour une vis.
He tightened the grub screw securing the hinge.
Il a serré la vis sans tête qui fixait la charnière.
Additional translations
de défrichageTechnique, pour un outil destiné à arracher les racines.

Definitions

grubnoun
The larva of an insect, especially a beetle.
The gardener found a grub while digging in the soil.
Food, especially when considered as a basic necessity or in informal contexts.
After a long day of hiking, they were eager to get some grub at the campsite.
grubverb
To dig or search for something, especially in a clumsy or unmethodical way.
He spent the afternoon grubbing around in the garden for his lost keys.
To scavenge or forage for food.
The raccoons grubbed through the trash cans looking for leftovers.
To clear an area of roots and stumps by digging them out.
They grubbed the field to prepare it for planting new crops.
grubadjective
Attributive: relating to tools or objects intended for digging up roots or to small, headless screws, used before another noun.
He tightened the grub screw securing the hinge.
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