noun
- a small, soft-bodied animal with a long, thin body and no legs
- a computer program that copies itself and spreads through networks
Usage: computing
verb
- to move by twisting and turning like a worm
- to obtain information gradually through persistent effort
Examples
- The bird pulled a worm from the ground.
- Earthworms help aerate the soil in gardens.
- A computer worm infected thousands of systems overnight.
- The child wormed under the fence to retrieve the ball.
- She wormed her way through the crowded room.
- He tried to worm the secret out of his friend.
- The detective wormed information from the suspect.