"grub up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: grubs up [present, singular, third-person], grubbing up [participle, present], grubbed up [participle, past], grubbed up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} grub up (third-person singular simple present grubs up, present participle grubbing up, simple past and past participle grubbed up)
  1. (dated) To pull (something) up by the roots; to uproot. Tags: dated Synonyms: grub out
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