grub

grub
grub [{{t}}grʌb]
1 intransitive verb
(a) (animal) fouir
(b) (rummage) fouiller;
I was grubbing about in the dirt looking for my key j'étais en train de farfouiller par terre dans les saletés pour trouver ma clef;
{{}}figurative{{}} he grubbed around for clues il fouinait à la recherche d'indices
2 noun
(a) (larva) larve f; (maggot) asticot m
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} (food) bouffe f;
grub or grub's up! à la soupe!
►► {{}}Technology{{}} grub screw vis f noyée, vis f sans tête;
Grub Street le monde des plumitifs
grub out separable transitive verb
(roots, stumps) extirper
grub up separable transitive verb
(bone) déterrer; (roots, stumps) extirper; (plant) déraciner; (insects) déloger

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