Grub vs. Maggot

Grub vs. Maggot — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Grub and Maggot

Grubnoun

(countable) An immature stage in the life cycle of an insect; a larva.

Maggotnoun

A soft, legless larva of a fly or other dipterous insect, that often eats decomposing organic matter.

Grubnoun

Food.

pub grub

Maggotnoun

(derogatory) A worthless person.

Drop and give me fifty, maggot.

Grubnoun

A dirty person.

Maggotnoun

A whimsy or fancy.

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Grubnoun

A despicable person; a lowlife.

Maggotnoun

(slang) A fan of the American metal band Slipknot.

Grubnoun

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

Maggotnoun

the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter

Grubverb

To scavenge or in some way scrounge, typically for food.

Grubverb

(ambitransitive) To dig; to dig up by the roots; to root out by digging; often followed by up.

to grub up trees, rushes, or sedge
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Grubverb

To supply with food.

Grubverb

To eat.

Grubnoun

informal terms for a meal

Grubnoun

a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects

Grubverb

ask for and get free; be a parasite

Grubverb

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