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[wə:m] 1. noun(a kind of small creeping animal with a ringed body and no backbone; an earth-worm.) orm; -orm2. verb1) (to make (one's way) slowly or secretly: He wormed his way to the front of the crowd.) møve sig2) (to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone): It took me hours to worm the true story out of him.) hive* * *[wə:m] 1. noun(a kind of small creeping animal with a ringed body and no backbone; an earth-worm.) orm; -orm2. verb1) (to make (one's way) slowly or secretly: He wormed his way to the front of the crowd.) møve sig2) (to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone): It took me hours to worm the true story out of him.) hive
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