Grub — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

informal terms for a meal

a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡɹˈʌb/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈʌb/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈʌb/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡɹˈʌb/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sponge mooch chuck eats cadge chow bum

Parts of Speech

noun	informal terms for a meal
noun	a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
verb	ask for and get free; be a parasite
verb	search about busily

Word Forms

grubby	adjective	infested with grubs
moocher	noun	someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
bum	noun	person who does no work
cadger	noun	someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
sponge	noun	a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
sponger	noun	a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

roden

informelle Bedingungen für eine Mahlzeit

🇫🇷French

ver

termes informels pour un repas

🇪🇸Spanish

comida

términos informales para una comida

🇳🇱Dutch

rooien

informele voorwaarden voor een maaltijd

🇵🇹Portuguese

comida

termos informais para uma refeição

🇷🇺Russian

жратва

неофициальные условия приема пищи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भोजन

भोजन के लिए अनौपचारिक शर्तें

🇧🇩Bengali

গ্রাব

খাবারের জন্য অনানুষ্ঠানিক শর্তাবলী

🇮🇳Tamil

கூழ்

உணவுக்கான முறைசாரா விதிமுறைகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

గ్రబ్

భోజనం కోసం అనధికారిక నిబంధనలు

🇮🇳Marathi

घासणे

जेवणासाठी अनौपचारिक अटी

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગ્રબ

ભોજન માટે અનૌપચારિક શરતો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ರಬ್

ಊಟಕ್ಕೆ ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕ ನಿಯಮಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗ്രബ്

ഭക്ഷണത്തിനുള്ള അനൗപചാരിക നിബന്ധനകൾ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

幼虫

吃饭的非正式用语

🇯🇵Japanese

グラブ

食事に関する非公式な用語

🇰🇷Korean

애벌레

식사에 대한 비공식 용어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sâu bọ

điều khoản không chính thức cho một bữa ăn

🇹🇭Thai

ด้วง

เงื่อนไขที่ไม่เป็นทางการสำหรับมื้ออาหาร

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نكش

شروط غير رسمية لتناول وجبة

🇮🇷Persian

گراب

شرایط غیر رسمی برای یک وعده غذایی

🇹🇷Turkish

kurtçuk

yemek için resmi olmayan şartlar

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְחַטֵט

תנאים לא פורמליים לארוחה

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The primary meaning of 'grub' is 'informal terms for a meal'.

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