GRUB

I. verb (~bed; ~bing) see: grave Date: 14th century transitive verb to clear by digging up roots and stumps, to dig up by or as if by the roots, intransitive verb 1. to dig in the ground especially for something that is difficult to find or extract, to search about , toil , drudge , ~ber noun II. noun Etymology: Middle English ~be, from ~ben Date: 15th century a soft thick wormlike larva of an insect (as a beetle), 2. one who does menial work ; drudge , a slovenly person, food