Used in a Sentence

grub

How to use grub in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for grub.

Editorial note

You can't just install grub to a disk image.

Examples6
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

informal terms for a meal

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of grub gathered in one view.

noun

informal terms for a meal

noun

a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects

verb

ask for and get free; be a parasite

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for grub.

noun

a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects

verb

search about busily

Example sentences

1

You can't just install grub to a disk image.

2

Press "E" in grub, then add init="/bin/busybox" to the kernel command line.

3

Maybe at your local mall, on that day you head there to check out some new arrivals and grab some grub at the food court.

4

They're the sole copyright holder of grub 2, so any position they'd publicly take would be pretty relevant in terms of potential legal action.

5

Not when the competition is Windows and OS X. I'd explain why, but it'd devolve into a huge rant about poor UX, drivers, audio services, file system snafus, grub upgrades gone wrong, bad advice on forums compounding problems, all of which get brought up ad nauseum in any Linux thread.

6

Of course linux is 'merely a kernel'.Considering that glib, libc, gcc, emacs, the vast majority of the Unix utilities, bash, grub, autoconf, make, readline, gzip, tar, screen, wget, and Gnome are all GNU projects[0], I would say that GNU is most definitely in daily use.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use grub in a sentence?

You can't just install grub to a disk image.

What does grub mean?

informal terms for a meal

What part of speech is grub?

grub is commonly used as noun, verb.