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grade-grub

grade-grub verb: to engage in grade grubbing.

Verb

grade-grub (third-person singular simple present grade-grubs, present participle grade-grubbing, simple past and past participle grade-grubbed)

  1. (US, derogatory, intransitive, university slang) To engage in grade grubbing.

Forms of grade-grub

third-person singular presentgrade-grubs
present participlegrade-grubbing
past participlegrade-grubbed
pastgrade-grubbed
alternative formgrade grub

Origin of grade-grub

Back-formation from grade grubbing.

Questions about grade-grub

What does grade-grub mean?
Grade-grub means to engage in grade grubbing.
What part of speech is grade-grub?
Grade-grub is a verb.
What is the past tense of grade-grub?
The past tense of grade-grub is grade-grubbed.

Words near grade-grub in the dictionary

  1. grade three
  2. grade twelve
  3. grade two
  4. grade zero
  5. grade-A
  6. grade-grub
  7. grade-grubbed
  8. grade-grubbing
  9. grade-grubs
  10. Grade-Ruan
  11. grade-separated

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