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GRUB UP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dig up

Example:

grub up roots and tree stumps

Synonyms:

grub out; grub up

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "grub up" is one way to...):

dig up; excavate; turn up (find by digging in the ground)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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