Squirm: alternatives and connections

Capability of motion; contractility.

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The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or…

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To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; ad…

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Trick; deceit; fraud; stratagem.

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To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.

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To move to and fro with a quick, jerking motion; to bend rapidly, or with a wavering motion, from side to side; to wag; to squirm; to wriggle; as, th…

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A creeping or a crawling animal of any kind or size, as a serpent, caterpillar, snail, or the like.

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To contend, by grappling with, and striving to trip or throw down, an opponent; as, they wrestled skillfully.

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To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions, like a worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about.

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To twist; to turn; now, usually, to twist or turn so as to distort; to wring.

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