screw
/ˈskɹu/ verb B2- To connect or assemble pieces using a screw.
- To have sexual intercourse with.
- To cheat someone or ruin their chances in a game or other situation.
- To extort or practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions; to put the screws on.
- To contort.
- To miskick (a ball) by hitting it with the wrong part of the foot.
- To screw back.
- To examine (a student) rigidly; to subject to a severe examination.
He/she/it screws · Past screwed · Past participle screwed · -ing form screwing
Verb forms
- Base form
- screw
- He/she/it
- screws
- Past
- screwed
- Past participle
- screwed
- -ing form
- screwing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- screw about Synonym of screw around.
- screw around To make out or engage in sexual activity, usually without...
- screw back To cue the cue ball in such a way as to impart backspin. ...
- screw off To remove the lid of a jar or other container by unscrewi...
- screw over To cheat someone, or ruin their chances in a game or othe...
- screw up To tighten or secure with screws.
From the library
The Spencervale doctor who had come the night Minnie May had the croup met Anne at the house of a patient one afternoon early in vacation, looked her over sharply, screwed up his mouth, shook his head, and sent a message to Marilla Cuthbert by another person.
Many modern devices are glued rather than screwed together, spare parts can be hard to come by, and a new appliance often costs less than having the old one repaired.
Other matches
- screw A simple machine, a helical inclined plane. A2
- screw about Synonym of screw around.
- screw around To make out or engage in sexual activity, usual...
- screw back To cue the cue ball in such a way as to impart ...
- screw off To remove the lid of a jar or other container b...
- screw over To cheat someone, or ruin their chances in a ga...
- screw up To tighten or secure with screws.
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