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bet	If you say to your sister, "I bet you a dollar that you can't eat a worm," you mean that if your sister really can eat a worm, you will pay her a dollar. You are sure, though, that she can't. [1/2 definitions]
worm	A worm is a small animal with no legs and no bones. A worm's body is long and thin and often looks like a small tube. Birds and fish like to eat worms. Worms live in water or on land.

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