■ noun
1》 the larva of an insect, especially a beetle.
↘a maggot or small caterpillar.
2》 informal food.
■ verb ( ~s , ~bing , ~bed )
1》 dig shallowly in soil.
↘( ~ something up ) dig something up.
2》 search clumsily and unmethodically.
3》 do demeaning work in order to achieve something.
Origin
ME: perh. related to Du. grobbelen , also to grave 1 .