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worm

Main Entry: ¹worm

Function: intransitive verb

Language: English

crawl : arrastrarse, deslizarse (como gusano)

transitive verb

1 : desparasitar (un animal)
2 to worm one's way into : introducirse en <he wormed his way into her confidence : se ganó su confianza>
3 to worm something out of someone : sonsacarle algo a alguien

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