1. (noun)worm any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
2. (noun)worm, louse, insect, dirt ball a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
3. (noun)worm a softwareprogram capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network "worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers"
5. (verb)writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"