worm
//wɜːrm//
Noun
A small, long, thin invertebrate animal with a soft body and no legs or backbone, especially an earthworm.
The bird pulled a worm out of the ground.
A parasitic worm that lives inside the body of a person or animal.
The dog was treated for worms.
A computer program that replicates itself and spreads through a network, often causing damage.
A worm infected thousands of computers across the network.
A weak, despicable, or contemptible person.
He's such a worm for lying to his friends.
Verb
To move by crawling or wriggling in a twisting manner like a worm.
The soldier wormed through the narrow tunnel.
To obtain information from someone gradually or by persistent questioning.
She managed to worm the truth out of him.
To treat an animal with medicine to remove parasitic worms.
You should worm your dog regularly to keep it healthy.