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| 1. | [ noun ] (food) informal terms for a meal | |
| Synonyms: | chuck eats chow | |
| Related terms: | fare | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (zoology) a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects | |
| Related terms: | larva maggot leatherjacket | |
| 3. | [ verb ] search and discover through persistent investigation | |
| Synonyms: | ferret_out ferret | |
| Examples: | "She ferreted out the truth" |
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| Related terms: | search discover ferret_out | |
| 4. | [ verb ] ask for and get free; be a parasite | |
| Synonyms: | bum sponge cadge mooch | |
| Related terms: | obtain freeload idler leech moocher | |
| 5. | [ verb ] search about busily | |
| Related terms: | search | |
| 6. | [ verb ] (food) give food to | |
| Synonyms: | feed give | |
| Examples: | "Feed the starving children in India" "don't give the child this tough meat" |
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| Related terms: | starve provide nutrify overfeed fodder force-feed inject spoonfeed slop dine lunch breakfast regurgitate breastfeed bottlefeed corn graze undernourish crop scavenge feeding eat | |
| Similar spelling: |
Grube Grubb grubby Grob Greb grab group_B group Grobe Grieb grebe Grabe Grabow grabby Grabau groupie group_O group_A grip Graf |
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