WORM

  1. (acronym) .  (computing) Write Once Read Many, a type of disc drive. See write once.
  2. Noun.  A generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum.
  3. Noun.  A contemptible or devious being.
  4. Noun.  (computing) A self-replicating program that propagates widely through a network.
  5. Noun.  (cricket) A graphical representation of the total runs scored in an innings.
  6. Noun.  Anything helical, especially the thread of a screw.
  7. Noun.  (archaic) A dragon or mythological serpent.
  8. Noun.  An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts one's mind with remorse.
  9. Verb.  (transitive) To make (one's way) with a crawling motion.
  10. Verb.  (transitive, figuratively) To work (one's way or oneself) (into) gradually or slowly; to insinuate.
  11. Verb.  (transitive, figuratively) To obtain information from someone through artful or devious means (usually used with ''out of'').
  12. Verb.  (transitive, nautical) To fill in the contlines of a rope before parcelling and serving.
  13. Verb.  (transitive) To deworm an animal.
  14. Verb.  (intransitive) To move with one's body dragging the ground.
  15. Verb.  (intransitive, figuratively) To work one's way by artful or devious means.

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