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worm

/wɜːm/

/wɜrm/

Translations

wormnoun

worms

/wɜːm/

/wɜrm/

червь

The worm crawled through the soil.

Червь полз по почве.

глист

The dog was treated for worms.

Собаку лечили от глистов.

Additional translations

Synonyms

wormverb

wormed

Past Simple

wormed

Past Participle

worming

Gerund

/wɜːm/

/wɝːm/

пробираться

He managed to worm his way through the crowd.

Ему удалось пробираться сквозь толпу.

выпытывать

She tried to worm the secret out of him.

Она пыталась выпытывать у него секрет.

Synonyms

wormadjective

Used attributively before another noun (e.g., worm gear, worm castings).

Synonyms

Definitions

wormnoun

A small, elongated, soft-bodied invertebrate animal, often found in soil.

The gardener found a worm in the soil while planting flowers.

A self-replicating computer program that spreads through a network by exploiting security vulnerabilities.

The IT department worked quickly to remove the worm from the company's computer systems.

A person who is considered to be weak or despicable.

He was such a worm, always agreeing with the boss no matter what.

A helical screw that meshes with a worm wheel to form a worm drive in machinery.

The technician replaced the damaged worm in the gearbox.

wormverb

To move or proceed with difficulty or deviousness.

He managed to worm his way through the crowded room to reach the exit.

To insinuate oneself into a position or favor by subtle or devious means.

She tried to worm her way into the manager's good graces by offering to help with extra tasks.

To extract or obtain information or secrets by cunning or devious means.

He wormed the details of the plan out of his colleague without raising suspicion.

To treat (an animal) with medicine to eliminate intestinal parasites.

The vet advised us to worm the puppy every three months.

wormadjective

Relating to or characteristic of worms; used before another noun.

He installed a worm gear to achieve a higher reduction ratio.