grub

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 [C] the young form of an insect, that looks like a small fat worm 2 [U] (informal) food: Grub's up (= the meal is ready)! * They serve good pub grub there. verb (-bb-) [V] ~ (around / about) (for sth) to look for sth, especially by digging or by looking through or under other things: birds grubbing for worms PHRASALVERBS grub sth<->up / out to dig sth out of the ground: The trees were grubbed up to make way for a new road.