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adj. being given reluctantly or with displeasure.
Syn. -- envious, grudging. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. i. [ L. congruere. See Congruous. ] To agree; to be suitable. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. congruentia: cf. OF. cornguence. ] Suitableness of one thing to another; agreement; consistency. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Congruence. [ 1913 Webster ]

Congruency of lines. (Geom.) See Complex of lines, under Complex, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. congruens, p. pr. of congruere: cf. F. congruent. ] Possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding. [ 1913 Webster ]

The congruent and harmonious fitting of parts in a sentence. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Congruent figures (Geom.), concurring figures. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. congruisme. ] (Scholastic Theol.) See Congruity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Congruities /plu>. [ Cf. F. congruit&unr_;. ] 1. The state or quality of being congruous; the relation or agreement between things; fitness; harmony; correspondence; consistency. [ 1913 Webster ]

With what congruity doth the church of Rome deny that her enemies do at all appertain to the church of Christ? Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

A whole sentence may fail of its congruity by wanting one particle. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Geom.) Coincidence, as that of lines or figures laid over one another. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Scholastic Theol.) That, in an imperfectly good persons, which renders it suitable for God to bestow on him gifts of grace. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. congruus, fr. congruere to come together, to coincide, to agree. Of uncertain origin. ] Suitable or concordant; accordant; fit; harmonious; correspondent; consistent. [ 1913 Webster ]

Not congruous to the nature of epic poetry. Blair. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is no ways congruous that God should be always frightening men into an acknowledgment of the truth. Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a congruous manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Incongruity; disagreement; unsuitableness. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To dissatisfy; to disaffect; to anger. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Grubbed p. pr. & vb. n. Grubbing ] [ OE. grubbin., cf. E. grab, grope. ] 1. To dig in or under the ground, generally for an object that is difficult to reach or extricate; to be occupied in digging. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To drudge; to do menial work. Richardson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To dig; to dig up by the roots; to root out by digging; -- followed by up; as, to grub up trees, rushes, or sedge. [ 1913 Webster ]

They do not attempt to grub up the root of sin. Hare. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To supply with food. [ Slang ] Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Zool.) The larva of an insect, especially of a beetle; -- called also grubworm. See Illust. of Goldsmith beetle, under Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

Yet your butterfly was a grub. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A short, thick man; a dwarf. [ Obs. ] Carew. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Victuals; food. [ Slang ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

Grub ax or
Grub axe, a kind of mattock used in grubbing up roots, etc. --
Grub breaker. Same as Grub hook (below). --
Grub hoe, a heavy hoe for grubbing. --
Grub hook, a plowlike implement for uprooting stumps, breaking roots, etc. --
Grub saw, a handsaw used for sawing marble. --
Grub Street, a street in London (now called Milton Street), described by Dr. Johnson as “much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems, whence any mean production is called grubstreet.” As an adjective, suitable to, or resembling the production of, Grub Street. [ 1913 Webster ] I 'd sooner ballads write, and grubstreet lays. Gap. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, grubs; especially, a machine or tool of the nature of a grub ax, grub hook, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ Freq. of grub, but cf. grabble. ] To feel or grope in the dark. [ Obs. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Grub. ] Dirty; unclean. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The grubby game of marbles. Lond. Sat. Rev. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Any species of Cottus; a sculpin. [ Local, U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) See Grub, n., 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

And gnats and grubworms crowded on his view. C. Smart. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ See Grudge. ] To murmur; to grumble. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

What aileth you, thus for grucche and groan. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To be covetous or envious; to show discontent; to murmur; to complain; to repine; to be unwilling or reluctant. [ 1913 Webster ]

Grudge not one against another. James v. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]

He eats his meat without grudging. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To feel compunction or grief. [ Obs. ] Bp. Fisher. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Grudger p. pr. & vb. n. Grudging. ] [ OE. grutchen, gruchen, grochen, to murmur, grumble, OF. grochier, grouchier, grocier, groucier; cf. Icel. krytja to murmur, krutr a murmur, or E. grunt. ] 1. To look upon with desire to possess or to appropriate; to envy (one) the possession of; to begrudge; to covet; to give with reluctance; to desire to get back again; -- followed by the direct object only, or by both the direct and indirect objects. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tis not in thee To grudge my pleasures, to cut off my train. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have often heard the Presbyterians say, they did not grudge us our employments. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

They have grudged us contribution. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To hold or harbor with malicious disposition or purpose; to cherish enviously. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Perish they
That grudge one thought against your majesty ! Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Sullen malice or malevolence; cherished malice, enmity, or dislike; ill will; an old cause of hatred or quarrel. [ 1913 Webster ]

Esau had conceived a mortal grudge and enmity against his brother Jacob. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

The feeling may not be envy; it may not be imbittered by a grudge. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Slight symptom of disease. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Our shaken monarchy, that now lies . . . struggling against the grudges of more dreaded calamities. Milton.

Syn. -- Pique; aversion; dislike; ill will; hatred; spite. See Pique. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Full of grudge; envious. “Grudgeful discontent.” Spenser.

n. One who grudges. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a grudging manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of grudging, or of being full of grudge or unwillingness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. gruel, F. gruau; of German origin; cf. OHG. gruzzi groats, G. grütze, As. grūt. See Grout. ] A light, liquid food, made by boiling meal of maize, oatmeal, or flour in water or milk; thin porridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. characterized by toilsome effort; requiring extreme physical or mental effort; as, a grueling campaign.
Syn. -- arduous, backbreaking, back-breaking, exhausting, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, labourious, punishing, slavish, strenuous, toilsome. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Like gruel; of the consistence of gruel. [ 1913 Webster ]

, a. [ From a word akin to Dan. gru horror, terror + -some; cf. D. gruwzaam, G. grausam. Cf. Grisly. ] Ugly; frightful. [ 1913 Webster ]

Grewsome sights of war. C. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Ugly; frightful. Same as grewsome. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Cf. Grovel. ] Forwards; with one's face to the ground. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

They fellen gruf, and cryéd piteously. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Gruffer superl. Gruffest. ] [ D. grof; akin to G. grob, OHG. gerob, grob, Dan. grov, Sw. grof, perh. akin to AS. rcófan to break, Z. reavc, rupture, g- standing for the AS. prefix ge-, Goth. ga-. ] Of a rough or stern manner, voice, or countenance; sour; surly; severe; harsh. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gruff, disagreeable, sarcastic remarks. Thackeray.

-- Gruff"ly, adv. -- Gruff"ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) A West Indian name for several kinds of palm. See Macaw tree, under Macaw. [ Written also grigri palm. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) The larva or grub of a large South American beetle (Calandra palmarum), which lives in the pith of palm trees and sugar cane. It is eaten by the natives, and esteemed a delicacy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The natural family comprising the cranes.
Syn. -- family Gruidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. An order of inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food, including cranes, rails, and bustards.
Syn. -- order Gruiformes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Cf. Dan. grum furious, Sw. grym, AS. gram, and E. grim, and grumble. √35. ] 1. Morose; severe of countenance; sour; surly; glum; grim. “Nick looked sour and grum.” Arbuthnof. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Low; deep in the throat; guttural; rumbling; as, a grum voice. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Grunbled p. pr. & vb. n. Grumbling ] [ Cf. LG. grummeln, grumen, D. grommelen, grommen, and F. grommeler, of German origin; cf. W. grwm, murmur, grumble, surly. √35. Cf. Grum, Grim. ] 1. To murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

L'Avare, not using half his store,
Still grumbles that he has no more. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To growl; to snarl in deep tones; as, a lion grumbling over his prey. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To rumble; to make a low, harsh, and heavy sound; to mutter; as, the distant thunder grumbles. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To express or utter with grumbling. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The noise of one that grumbles. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A grumbling, discontented disposition. [ 1913 Webster ]

A bad case of grumble. Mrs. H. H. Jackson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who grumbles. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a grumbling manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. grume, cf. F. grumeau a little heap, clot of blood, dim. fr. L. grumus. ] A thick, viscid fluid; a clot, as of blood. Quincy. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a grum manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Clustered in grains at intervals; grumous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. grumeleux. See Grume. ] 1. Resembling or containing grume; thick; concreted; clotted; as, grumous blood. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) See Grumose. [ 1913 Webster ]