worm — meaning in English

English meaning

• maggot noun The soft, legless larva of a fly, often found in decaying matter.
• worm noun A long, thin, legless invertebrate, such as an earthworm.

Senses

worm is used for these senses in English:

• maggot (slang, derogatory) A worthless person. [from 17th c.]
• worm A contemptible or devious being.
• worm (computing) A self-replicating program that propagates through a network, differing from a virus in usually lacking any destructive effects.

worm — full definition

1. noun A long, thin, legless invertebrate, such as an earthworm.
2. noun A self-replicating computer program that spreads across a network on its own.
3. noun An insulting term for a contemptible or sneaky person.
4. verb To move forward slowly by crawling or wriggling.

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