Main Entry:

¹grub

Pronunciation:

\ˈgrəb\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

grubbed; grub·bing

Etymology:

Middle English grubben; akin to Old English grafan to dig — more at grave

Date:

14th century

transitive verb1: to clear by digging up roots and stumps2: to dig up by or as if by the rootsintransitive verb1 a: to dig in the ground especially for something that is difficult to find or extract b: to search about <grubbed in the countryside for food — Lamp>2: toil, drudge <grubbing along at newspaper jobs — Walter Kirn>

— grub·ber noun