grub
Slang for food
Grub is an informal word for food, especially plain or hearty fare: Let's grab some grub before the movie.
The older and more literal meaning is a soft, thick larva of certain insects, particularly beetles, that lives in soil or decaying matter.
As a verb, grub means to dig or root around in the ground, often to extract something: grubbing for potatoes.
By extension, to grub around can mean to search laboriously or rummage through things.
Moth or butterfly young
- maggotImmature fly stage
- pupaInsect's resting stage
- chrysalisPupal casing for metamorphosis
- instarArthropod developmental stage
molting · cocoon · nymph · hatchling · larval · pupation · beetle · metamorphosis
Consumes as food
- chowInformal word for meals
- noshCasual small meal
- vittlesFood, old-fashioned term
- fareTransport payment
gruel · slop · takeout · meal · dinner · lunch · breakfast · feast
caterpillar
Moth or butterfly young
instar · molting · cocoon · nymph · hatchling · larval · pupation · beetle · metamorphosis · wriggle
eats
Consumes as food
fare · gruel · slop · takeout · meal · dinner · lunch · breakfast · feast · snack
dig
Unearth by shoveling
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
- rummageSearch unsystematically through clutter
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
scavenge · search · hunt · nose around · scratch · unearth · turn over · excavate · probe · sift
earthworm
Segmented soil-dwelling invertebrate
loam · aeration · tillage · vermicompost · mulch · detritus · decomposition · pest · turf · lawn damage
- invertebratesinvertebrate, arthropod, arthropods, mollusk, crustacean
- food slangchow, eats, nosh, munchies, vittles
- garden bugsant, aphid, bee, beetle, butterfly
- Lion KingSimba, Mufasa, Nala, Timon, Pumbaa
- folk food termscomfort food, soul food, home cooking, peasant food, rustic bread
- larvaelarvae, larva, caterpillar, caterpillars, maggot
grubfine dining
Elegant restaurant experience
haute cuisine · gourmet food · cuisine · feast · cordon bleu
- grubby hands
- pub grubCasual tavern food
- grubby paws
- money grubberOne obsessed with accumulating wealth
- grade grubbingPestering for better marks
- grade grubberStudent fixated on scores
grubby, grubs, grubbing, grubbed, grubbiest, grubbiness, grubbier, grubber, grubbers