Grub Out (Verb)
Meaning
Dig up; "grub up roots and tree stumps".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The laborer had to grub out the trees' roots to make way for the new construction site.
- After clearing the area, they hired experts to grub out the overgrown weeds that had taken over.
- Their first task was to grub out the dead tree stumps to make space for gardening.
- Weeds had grown thick around the dead tree, and it needed to be grubbed out before replanting.
- Contractors used heavy machinery to grub out the oak stumps from the previously forested area.