Worm meaning

What does “worm” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“worm” is a noun and verb with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae.

worm

noun

  1. any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae

  2. a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect

  3. a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network

    “worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers”

  4. screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack

verb

  1. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

    “The prisoner writhed in discomfort”

    “The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University