Grub

/ɡrʌb/

Meaning & Definition

noun

Food; particularly in informal contexts, referring to a meal or food in general.

We ordered some grub from the new restaurant in town.

The larval stage of an insect, especially that of a beetle.

The garden was infested with grubs that were eating the roots of the plants.

verb

To eat or feed, often used informally.

After a long day, I just want to grub on some pizza.

Middle English, from Old English grubbian 'to dig, search' (with reference to foraging for food)

grub up

to get food ready or to serve food

get some grub

to go eat something

grub hub

a playful term for a food delivery service

snack

a small amount of food eaten between meals

meal

the food served and eaten at one time

dinner

the main meal of the day

A casual term for food.

Let's grab some grub after the movie.

To eat, used informally.

I'm gonna grub down some pizza.