grub as a noun: - 1
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as a verb: - 1
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grub
noun
1 grub
Informal terms for a meal.
synonyms: chow, chuck, eats.
Roget 193:
littleness
etc.
adj.;
smallness
etc.
(of quantity)
32;
exiguity,
inextension†;
parvitude†,
parvity†;
duodecimo†;
Elzevir edition,
epitome,
microcosm;
rudiment;
vanishing point;
thinness
etc.
203.
dwarf,
pygmy,
pigmy†,
Liliputian,
chit,
pigwidgeon†,
urchin,
elf;
atomy†,
dandiprat†;
doll,
puppet;
Tom Thumb,
Hop-o'-my-thumb†;
manikin,
mannikin;
homunculus,
dapperling†,
cock-sparrow.
animalcule,
monad,
mite,
insect,
emmet†,
fly,
midge,
gnat,
shrimp,
minnow,
worm,
maggot,
entozoon†;
bacteria;
infusoria†;
microzoa [Micro.];
phytozoaria†;
microbe;
grub;
tit,
tomtit,
runt,
mouse,
small fry;
millet seed,
mustard seed;
barleycorn;
pebble,
grain of sand;
molehill,
button,
bubble.
point;
atom
etc.
(small quantity)
32;
fragment
etc.
(small part)
51;
powder
etc.
330;
point of a pin,
mathematical point;
minutiae
etc.
(unimportance)
643.
micrometer;
vernier;
scale.
microphotography,
photomicrography,
micrography†;
photomicrograph,
microphotograph;
microscopy;
microscope
(optical instruments)
445.
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Roget 298:
eating
etc.
v.;
deglutition,
gulp,
epulation†,
mastication,
manducation†,
rumination;
gluttony
etc.
957.
[eating specific foods]
hippophagy†,
ichthyophagy†.
[Eating anatomy:]
(appetite)
etc.
865;
mouth,
jaws,
mandible,
mazard†,
gob [Slang],
chops.
drinking
etc.
v.;
potation,
draught,
libation;
carousal
etc.
(amusement)
840;
drunkenness
etc.
959.
food,
pabulum;
aliment,
nourishment,
nutriment;
sustenance,
sustentation,
sustention;
nurture,
subsistence,
provender,
corn,
feed,
fodder,
provision,
ration,
keep,
commons,
board;
commissariat
etc.
(provision)
637;
prey,
forage,
pasture,
pasturage;
fare,
cheer;
diet,
dietary;
regimen;
belly timber,
staff of life;
bread,
bread and cheese.
comestibles,
eatables,
victuals,
edibles,
ingesta;
grub,
grubstake,
prog†,
meat;
bread,
bread stuffs;
cerealia†;
cereals;
viands,
cates†,
delicacy,
dainty,
creature comforts,
contents of the larder,
fleshpots;
festal board;
ambrosia;
good cheer,
good living.
beef,
bisquit†,
bun;
cornstarch [U.S.];
cookie,
cooky [U.S.];
cracker,
doughnut;
fatling†;
hardtack,
hoecake [U.S.],
hominy [U.S.];
mutton,
pilot bread;
pork;
roti†,
rusk,
ship biscuit;
veal;
joint,
piece de resistance [Fr.],
roast and boiled;
remove,
entremet†,
releve [Fr.],
hash,
rechauffe [Fr.],
stew,
ragout,
fricassee,
mince;
pottage,
potage†,
broth,
soup,
consomme,
puree,
spoonmeat†;
pie,
pasty,
volauvent†;
pudding,
omelet;
pastry;
sweets
etc.
296;
kickshaws†;
condiment
etc.
393.
appetizer,
hors d'oeuvre [Fr.].
main course,
entree.
alligator pear,
apple
&c.,
apple slump;
artichoke;
ashcake†,
griddlecake,
pancake,
flapjack;
atole†,
avocado,
banana,
beche de mer [Fr.],
barbecue,
beefsteak;
beet root;
blackberry,
blancmange,
bloater,
bouilli†,
bouillon,
breadfruit,
chop suey [U.S.];
chowder,
chupatty†,
clam,
compote,
damper,
fish,
frumenty†,
grapes,
hasty pudding,
ice cream,
lettuce,
mango,
mangosteen,
mince pie,
oatmeal,
oyster,
pineapple,
porridge,
porterhouse steak,
salmis†,
sauerkraut,
sea slug,
sturgeon
("Albany beef"),
succotash [U.S.],
supawn [U.S.],
trepang†,
vanilla,
waffle,
walnut.
table,
cuisine,
bill of fare,
menu,
table d'hote [Fr.],
ordinary,
entree.
meal,
repast,
feed,
spread;
mess;
dish,
plate,
course;
regale;
regalement†,
refreshment,
entertainment;
refection,
collation,
picnic,
feast,
banquet,
junket;
breakfast;
lunch,
luncheon;
dejeuner [Fr.],
bever†,
tiffin†,
dinner,
supper,
snack,
junk food,
fast food,
whet,
bait,
dessert;
potluck,
table d'hote [Fr.],
dejeuner a la fourchette [Fr.];
hearty meal,
square meal,
substantial meal,
full meal;
blowout [Slang];
light refreshment;
bara†,
chotahazri†;
bara khana†.
mouthful,
bolus,
gobbet†,
morsel,
sop,
sippet†.
drink,
beverage,
liquor,
broth,
soup;
potion,
dram,
draught,
drench,
swill [Slang];
nip,
sip,
sup,
gulp.
wine,
spirits,
liqueur,
beer,
ale,
malt liquor,
Sir John Barleycorn,
stingo†,
heavy wet;
grog,
toddy,
flip,
purl,
punch,
negus†,
cup,
bishop,
wassail;
gin
etc.
(intoxicating liquor)
959;
coffee,
chocolate,
cocoa,
tea,
the cup that cheers but not inebriates;
bock beer,
lager beer,
Pilsener beer,
schenck beer†;
Brazil tea,
cider,
claret,
ice water,
mate,
mint julep [U.S.];
near beer,
3. 2 beer,
non-alcoholic beverage.
eating house
etc.
189.
[person who eats]
diner;
hippophage;
glutton
etc.
957.
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Polish: żarcie, żer
2 grub
A soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects.
Dutch: vreten, larf, larve
Polish: pędrak
verb
1 grub
Ask for and get free; be a parasite.
synonyms: bum, cadge, mooch, sponge.
Dutch: bedelen, bietsen, schooien, schooieren
2 grub
Moby thesaurus: accumulate, amass, assemble, aurelia, beast of burden, beat, bore, bring together, burrow, caterpillar, chow, chrysalis, chuck, cocoon, collect, comb, cull, delve, dig, dig out, dig up, dike, dredge, drill, drive, drudge, eats, edibles, excavate, fag, feed, forage, furrow, galley slave, gather, gather in, get in, get together, glean, gouge, gouge out, greasy grind, grind, groove, grub up, grubber, grubbery, hack, hammer, hammer away, hireling, larva, lower, maggot, mercenary, mine, moil, muck, nurture, nymph, nympha, peg, peg away, pick, pick up, plod, plodder, pluck, plug, plug along, plug away, poke, pound away, provender, provisions, pupa, quarry, rake, rake up, ransack, root, round up, rummage, sap, scare up, scoop, scoop out, scrabble, scrape, scrape together, scrape up, scratch, search, shovel, sink, slave, slavey, slog, slogger, spade, swot, take up, toil, travail, trench, trough, tunnel, viands, victuals, wade through, wiggler, work away, workhorse, wriggler ... show more.
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