Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "grub" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Tasmanian grass grub bardee grub bardi grub bardy grub canegrub cattle grub curl grub grass grub grub along grub and bub grub hoe grub out grub screw grub up grub-saw grub-stake grubber grubbery grubble grubby grubhouse grubless grublike grubling grubstake grubwork grubworm pub grub witchety grub

Etymologically Related To

bub

Context

australia slang

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

fare larva look for obtain search seek

Type Of (IsA)

beetle larva living thing

Manner Of

search

Related Terms

caterpillar grade-grub grave groove maggot worm

Related Terms

caterpillar despicable dig dirty dwarf eat food immature insect larva life cycle lowlife maggot scavenge scrounge stage worm

Synonym Network

chow mooch

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.