nightcrawler
- n terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
- Japanese nightcrawlers, toward the end of the war, often crawled in vain.
- In 1949, an estimated 25 million citizens tempted him with hook-studded live frogs, gaily feathered flies, and plump, harmless-looking nightcrawlers.
- First, engage him in an activity, whether it's bowling or digging for nightcrawlers.