(1):

(n.) A short, thick man; a dwarf.

(2):

(n.) Victuals; food.

(3):

(v. i.) To drudge; to do menial work.

(4):

(v. t.) To dig; to dig up by the roots; to root out by digging; - followed by up; as, to grub up trees, rushes, or sedge.

(5):

(v. t.) To supply with food.

(6):

(v. i.) To dig in or under the ground, generally for an object that is difficult to reach or extricate; to be occupied in digging.

(7):

(n.) The larva of an insect, especially of a beetle; - called also grubworm. See Illust. of Goldsmith beetle, under Goldsmith.