Meaning

• A generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm.

• More loosely, any of various tubular invertebrates resembling annelids but not closely related to them, such as velvet worms, acorn worms, flatworms, or roundworms.

• A type of wingless "dragon", especially a gigantic sea serpent.

• Either a mythical "dragon" (especially wingless), a gigantic sea serpent, or a creature that resembles a Mongolian death worm.

• A contemptible or devious being.

  "Don't try to run away, you little worm!"

• A self-replicating program that propagates through a network.

• A graphical representation of the total runs scored in an innings.

• Anything helical, especially the thread of a screw.

• Any creeping or crawling animal, such as a snake, snail, or caterpillar.

• An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts one’s mind with remorse.

• A strip of linked tiles sharing parallel edges in a tiling.

• The lytta.

• (preceded by definite article) A dance, or dance move, in which the dancer lies on the floor and undulates the body horizontally thereby moving forwards.

Meaning

• To make (one's way) with a crawling motion.

  "We wormed our way through the underbrush."

• To move with one's body dragging the ground.

• To work one's way by artful or devious means.

• To work (one's way or oneself) (into) gradually or slowly; to insinuate.

  "He wormed his way into the organization"

• To effect, remove, drive, draw, or the like, by slow and secret means; often followed by out.

• (in “worm out of”) To drag out of, to get information that someone is reluctant or unwilling to give (through artful or devious means or by pleading or asking repeatedly).

• To fill in the contlines of (a rope) before parcelling and serving.

  "Worm and parcel with the lay; turn and serve the other way."

• To deworm (an animal).

• To cut the worm, or lytta, from under the tongue of (a dog, etc.) for the purpose of checking a disposition to gnaw, and formerly supposed to guard against canine madness.

• To clean by means of a worm; to draw a wad or cartridge from, as a firearm.