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grade-grubs

grade-grubs is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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-grubs

What is grade-grubs the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Grade-grubs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of grade-grub.

Words near grade-grubs in the dictionary

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

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