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grade-grubbed

grade-grubbed is the simple past and past participle of grade-grub.

Meaning of grade-grub

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.

Questions about grade-grubbed

What is grade-grubbed the simple past and past participle of?
Grade-grubbed is the simple past and past participle of grade-grub.

Words near grade-grubbed in the dictionary

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

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