worm out

verb

To escape or free oneself from a duty.

Meanings

verbworm out (third-person singular simple present worms out, present participle worming out, simple past and past participle wormed out)

present singular third person worms out · participle present worming out · participle past wormed out · past wormed out

  1. To escape or free oneself from a duty.
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