Grub and Plug

Grub

Grub verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.
Usage example: grubbing away at the yard work before the first snow of the season

Plug and grub are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plug" instead a verb "Grub".

Nearby Word: grubby

Plug

Plug verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.
Usage example: plugged away at solving the math problem

Grub and plug are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grub" instead a verb "Plug".

Nearby Words: plugged, plugboard

How words are described

long long grub long plug
typical typical grub typical plug
large large grub large plug
random random grub random plug
Other adjectives: literal, giant, oversized.
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