worm one's way
verb
Roget 302:
pass,
pass through;
perforate
etc.
(hole)
260;
penetrate,
permeate,
thread,
thrid†,
enfilade;
go through,
go across;
go over,
pass over;
cut across;
ford,
cross;
pass and repass,
work;
make one's way,
thread one's way,
worm one's way,
force one's way;
make a passage form a passage;
cut one's way through;
find its way,
find its vent;
transmit,
make way,
clear the course;
traverse,
go over the ground.
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Roget 275:
move slowly
etc.
adv.;
creep,
crawl,
lag,
slug,
drawl,
linger,
loiter,
saunter;
plod,
trudge,
stump along,
lumber;
trail,
drag;
dawdle
etc.
(be inactive)
683;
grovel,
worm one's way,
steal along;
job on,
rub on,
bundle on;
toddle,
waddle,
wabble†,
slug,
traipse,
slouch,
shuffle,
halt,
hobble,
limp,
caludicate†,
shamble;
flag,
falter,
trotter,
stagger;
mince,
step short;
march in slow time,
march in funeral procession;
take one's time;
hang fire
etc.
(be late)
133.
retard,
relax;
slacken,
check,
moderate,
rein in,
curb;
reef;
strike sail,
shorten sail,
take in sail;
put on the drag,
apply the brake;
clip the wings;
reduce the speed;
slacken speed,
slacken one's pace;
lose ground.
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