any of many slender, soft-bodied animals, some segmented, that live by burrowing underground, in water or as parasites, including the annelids, nemerteans, nematodes, platyhelminths, acanthocephalans, and gordian worms; a worm.

an abject, wretched or contemptible person.

a worthless, useless thing.

a snake.

to hide (something) in the ground.

to put (a dead body) into the earth; to bury.

to fill a pit, hollow in the ground with soil, stone, etc.

to cause to go under the surface of water.

to cover or veil with or as with a veil, lid, etc.

sediment accumulated on the bottom of a lake, water tank, water well, etc.

an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverising soil; a plough.

a plough-shaped military weapon.

the quality of being unpleasant to look at; ugliness.

(astrol.) a particular conjugation of planets in which the seven main planets are located in houses other than the birth house.

a baseless accusation or vilification.

a driving out or away of a dog.

that which is blamable, censurable.

deep trouble or misery.

a solid metal piece.

any of a series of parallel metal bars laid upon cross ties or in the ground to make a track for trains; rail.

the outer rim of metal of a wheel.

a piece or a fragment.

the coagulated part of milk; curd.

to give a severe beating to; to thrash.

(rightly, ಹಲಿ)he who is holding a plough, as a farmer.

Balarāma, elder brother of Křṣṇa, who has a plough-like weapon.

(jain.) any of the nine Baladēvas who accompany the nine Vāsudēvas.

the bee-hive with six-sided wax cells made by bees to hold their honey or eggs.

= ಹಳುವ.