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

A casual term for food.

Let's grab some grub after the movie.

To eat, used informally.

I'm gonna grub down some pizza.