2worm verb
worms; wormed; worm·ing 1 always followed by an adverb or preposition : to move or proceed by twisting and turning [no obj] ▪ He slowly wormed through the crowd. [+ obj] ▪ He slowly wormed his way through the crowd. 2 [+ obj] : to give (an animal) medicine that destroys the small worms that live inside it and cause illness
▪ worm a puppy ▪ You should have the dog vaccinated and wormed.
▪ worm a puppy ▪ You should have the dog vaccinated and wormed.
worm into [phrasal verb]
worm (your way or yourself) into (something) informal : to get (yourself) into (a desired position, situation, etc.) in a gradual and usually clever or dishonest way
▪ I wormed my way into a job at the theater. ▪ He somehow managed to worm himself back into her life.
▪ I wormed my way into a job at the theater. ▪ He somehow managed to worm himself back into her life.
worm out of
[phrasal verb] informal 1 worm (something) out of (someone) : to get (information) from (someone) by asking many questions, by using clever methods of persuasion, etc.
▪ We're still trying to worm it out of him. ▪ She finally wormed the truth out of him. [=she finally got him to tell her the truth] 2 worm out of (something) or worm (your way) out of (something) : to avoid doing (something) in usually a clever or dishonest way
▪ He always managed to worm his way out of doing the dishes.
▪ We're still trying to worm it out of him. ▪ She finally wormed the truth out of him. [=she finally got him to tell her the truth]
▪ He always managed to worm his way out of doing the dishes.
