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Definition grub in British English

grub verb

[intransitive/transitive] verb
/ɡrʌb/
1

to try to find something by moving things around somewhere, especially somewhere that is dirty or difficult to reach

Example

He was grubbing around at the back of the sofa trying to find loose change.

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Definition grub in British English