grub up

• Verbo frasal que significa desenterrar algo del suelo, especialmente raíces o tocones, o eliminar algo por completo.

A phrasal verb meaning to dig something out of the ground, especially roots or stumps, or to remove something completely.

incontable · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Dig up or removeinformalbritish

   To dig up plants, roots, or stumps from the ground, often to clear land.

   Arrancar de raíz

   • The farmer grubbed up the old hedgerow to expand the field.
   • They spent the weekend grubbing up weeds from the garden.
   • The construction crew grubbed up the tree stumps before building.

   Sinónimosdig outextractgrub outpull uproot outuproot

2. Search for foodinformalbritish

   To search for or obtain food, often by digging or foraging.

   Buscar alimento

   • The pigs grubbed up roots in the forest.
   • We grubbed up some wild mushrooms for dinner.
   • The children grubbed up snacks from the kitchen.

   Sinónimosdigforagerootrummagescavenge

Verbo basegrub