grub in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for grub in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

I.grub [Brit ɡrʌb, Am ɡrəb] N

II.grub <forma in -ing grubbing, pt, pp grubbed> [Brit ɡrʌb, Am ɡrəb] VB trans Am inf

grub about VB [ɡrʌb -] VB [ɡrʌb -] (grub about or around, grub around for sth)

grub up VB [ɡrʌb -] (grub [sth] up, grub up [sth])

Grub Street [Brit, Am ˈɡrəb ˌstrit] N

Translations for grub in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

grub in the PONS Dictionary

grub Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to grub about (for sth)
to grub up

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
An aspis begins its life as a larva, which resembles a giant maggot or grub, white or pale pink in color.
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It spends most of its life as a grub, living in the rotting wood of aging fruit trees.
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I did nt volunteer to support corrupt, money grubbing contractors, nor work for commanders only interested in themselves.
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The silver and gold grub is often given out in reward for completing the objective in shorter times respectively.
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Between 1862 and 1868 the western half of the wood was grubbed up and converted to agricultural land.
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The grubs can be found immediately below the surface, usually lying in a characteristic comma-like position.
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With its tongue the woodpecker skewers the grub and draws it out of the trunk.
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The grub controls the actions of the ship, and the army of helper grubs (smaller versions of the giant grub).
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She writes rather negatively about him, says that he had held her too tight and his body had looked like a cockchafer grub.
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Heat stimulates the grubs to crawl off, pupate, and hatch, and a great deal of light and heat seem to be required for breeding.
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