grub
1. informal terms for a meal (Freq. 1) • Syn: chow, chuck, eats • Hypernyms: fare 2. a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: grubby • Hypernyms: larva • Hyponyms: maggot, leatherjacket
1. ask for and get free; be a parasite • Syn: mooch, bum, cadge, sponge • Derivationally related forms: sponge (for: sponge), sponger (for: sponge), cadger (for: cadge), bum (for: bum), moocher (for: mooch) • Hypernyms: obtain • Hyponyms: freeload • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s - Somebody ----s something 2. search about busily • Hypernyms: search, seek, look for • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s - Somebody ----s PP
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