To introduce gradually and slyly

• worm

  1. Any of various invertebrates, especially an annelid, flatworm, nematode, or nemertean, having a long, flexible, rounded or flattened body, often without obvious appendages.
  2. Any of various crawling insect larvae, such as a grub or a caterpillar, having a soft elongated body.
  3. Any of various other animals, such as a shipworm or a slowworm, having a long slender limbless body.

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  1. Any of various invertebrates, especially an annelid, flatworm, nematode, or nemertean, having a long, flexible, rounded or flattened body, often without obvious appendages.
  2. Any of various crawling insect larvae, such as a grub or a caterpillar, having a soft elongated body.
  3. Any of various other animals, such as a shipworm or a slowworm, having a long slender limbless body.

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• work

  1. Physical or mental effort or activity directed toward the production or accomplishment of something:
  2. Such effort or activity by which one makes a living; employment:
  3. A trade, profession, or other means of livelihood:

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  1. Physical or mental effort or activity directed toward the production or accomplishment of something:
  2. Such effort or activity by which one makes a living; employment:
  3. A trade, profession, or other means of livelihood:

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• wind

  1. Moving air, especially a natural and perceptible movement of air parallel to or along the ground.
  2. A movement of air generated artificially, as by bellows or a fan.
  3. The direction from which a movement of air comes:

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  1. Moving air, especially a natural and perceptible movement of air parallel to or along the ground.
  2. A movement of air generated artificially, as by bellows or a fan.
  3. The direction from which a movement of air comes:

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• infiltrate

  1. To pass (troops, for example) surreptitiously into enemy-held territory.
  2. To penetrate with hostile intent:
  3. To enter or take up positions in gradually or surreptitiously, as for purposes of espionage or takeover:

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  1. To pass (troops, for example) surreptitiously into enemy-held territory.
  2. To penetrate with hostile intent:
  3. To enter or take up positions in gradually or surreptitiously, as for purposes of espionage or takeover:

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• foist

  1. To pass off as genuine, valuable, or worthy:
  2. To impose (something or someone unwanted) upon another by coercion or trickery:
  3. To insert fraudulently or deceitfully:

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  1. To pass off as genuine, valuable, or worthy:
  2. To impose (something or someone unwanted) upon another by coercion or trickery:
  3. To insert fraudulently or deceitfully:

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• edge

  1. A thin, sharpened side, as of the blade of a cutting instrument.
  2. The degree of sharpness of a cutting blade.
  3. A penetrating, incisive quality:

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  1. A thin, sharpened side, as of the blade of a cutting instrument.
  2. The degree of sharpness of a cutting blade.
  3. A penetrating, incisive quality:

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To convey an idea by indirect, subtle means

• suggest

  1. To offer for consideration or action; propose:
  2. To express or say indirectly:
  3. To make evident indirectly; intimate or imply:

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  1. To offer for consideration or action; propose:
  2. To express or say indirectly:
  3. To make evident indirectly; intimate or imply:

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• intimate

  1. Characterized by close personal acquaintance or familiarity:
  2. Relating to or indicative of one's deepest nature:
  3. Essential; innermost:

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  1. Characterized by close personal acquaintance or familiarity:
  2. Relating to or indicative of one's deepest nature:
  3. Essential; innermost:

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• imply

  1. To express or state indirectly:
  2. To make evident indirectly:
  3. To involve by logical necessity; entail:

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  1. To express or state indirectly:
  2. To make evident indirectly:
  3. To involve by logical necessity; entail:

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• hint

  1. A slight indication or intimation:
  2. A brief or indirect suggestion; a tip:
  3. A statement conveying information in an indirect fashion; a clue:

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  1. A slight indication or intimation:
  2. A brief or indirect suggestion; a tip:
  3. A statement conveying information in an indirect fashion; a clue:

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To make an indirect hint

• intimate

  1. Characterized by close personal acquaintance or familiarity:
  2. Relating to or indicative of one's deepest nature:
  3. Essential; innermost:

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  1. Characterized by close personal acquaintance or familiarity:
  2. Relating to or indicative of one's deepest nature:
  3. Essential; innermost:

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• suggest

  1. To offer for consideration or action; propose:
  2. To express or say indirectly:
  3. To make evident indirectly; intimate or imply:

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  1. To offer for consideration or action; propose:
  2. To express or say indirectly:
  3. To make evident indirectly; intimate or imply:

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• imply

  1. To express or state indirectly:
  2. To make evident indirectly:
  3. To involve by logical necessity; entail:

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  1. To express or state indirectly:
  2. To make evident indirectly:
  3. To involve by logical necessity; entail:

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To introduce slowly or artfully

• muscle-in

  1. (intransitive) to interfere, or intrude forcibly

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  1. (intransitive) to interfere, or intrude forcibly

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• horn in

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• foist oneself

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• maneuver

  1. A movement or combination of movements involving skill and dexterity:
  2. A controlled change in movement or direction of a moving vehicle or vessel, as in the flight path of an aircraft.
  3. A strategic or tactical military or naval movement.

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  1. A movement or combination of movements involving skill and dexterity:
  2. A controlled change in movement or direction of a moving vehicle or vessel, as in the flight path of an aircraft.
  3. A strategic or tactical military or naval movement.

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• inject

  1. To force or drive (a fluid) into something:
  2. To introduce (a drug or vaccine, for example) into a body part, especially by means of a syringe.
  3. To treat by means of injection:

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  1. To force or drive (a fluid) into something:
  2. To introduce (a drug or vaccine, for example) into a body part, especially by means of a syringe.
  3. To treat by means of injection:

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• infiltrate

  1. To pass (troops, for example) surreptitiously into enemy-held territory.
  2. To penetrate with hostile intent:
  3. To enter or take up positions in gradually or surreptitiously, as for purposes of espionage or takeover:

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  1. To pass (troops, for example) surreptitiously into enemy-held territory.
  2. To penetrate with hostile intent:
  3. To enter or take up positions in gradually or surreptitiously, as for purposes of espionage or takeover:

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• insert gradually

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• ease in

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• edge in

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• work in

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• worm in

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• sneak-in

  1. To enter without being noticed
  2. To barely advance or be allowed entry in a competition or organization despite minimal credentials or competitors thought to be superior.

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  1. To enter without being noticed
  2. To barely advance or be allowed entry in a competition or organization despite minimal credentials or competitors thought to be superior.

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• slip-in

  1. To include (e.g. a certain word or phrase) into a sentence discreetly
  2. To enter discreetly
  3. (soccer) To play a subtle pass into someone in a goalscoring position.

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  1. To include (e.g. a certain word or phrase) into a sentence discreetly
  2. To enter discreetly
  3. (soccer) To play a subtle pass into someone in a goalscoring position.

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• ingratiate

  1. To bring (oneself, for example) into the favor or good graces of another, especially by deliberate effort:

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  1. To bring (oneself, for example) into the favor or good graces of another, especially by deliberate effort:

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• instill

  1. To introduce by gradual, persistent efforts; implant:
  2. To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.

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  1. To introduce by gradual, persistent efforts; implant:
  2. To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.

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• infuse

  1. To put into or introduce as if by pouring:
  2. To fill or cause to be filled with something:
  3. To steep or soak without boiling in order to extract soluble elements or active principles.

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  1. To put into or introduce as if by pouring:
  2. To fill or cause to be filled with something:
  3. To steep or soak without boiling in order to extract soluble elements or active principles.

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