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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

wriggle out of en · VERB

Meanings

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wriggle, out of.
    • The worm wriggled out of the man's pocket.
  2. (transitive) To avoid performing a duty or fulfilling an obligation, by sneaky means.
    • RMT General Secretary Eddie Dempsey claimed the operator was trying to "wriggle out of its agreements and block fair pay for its members". 2025 June 25, Richard Wilcock, “Network News: RMT overtime ban prompts XC cancellations warning”, in RAIL, number 1038, page 11:

Forms

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wriggles out of Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
wriggled out of Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
wriggled out of Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
wriggled out of Tense=Past lexicographic