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screw

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noun

1
a
: a simple machine of the inclined plane type consisting of a spirally grooved solid cylinder and a correspondingly grooved hollow cylinder into which it fits
b
: a nail-shaped or rod-shaped piece with a spiral groove and a slotted or recessed head designed to be inserted into material by rotating (as with a screwdriver) and used for fastening pieces of solid material together
2
a
: a screwlike form : spiral
b
: a turn of a screw
also : a twist like the turn of a screw
c
: a screwlike device (such as a corkscrew)
3
: a worn-out horse
4
chiefly British : a small packet (as of tobacco)
5
: a prison guard
6
: a person who bargains shrewdly
also : skinflint
7
: a propeller especially of a ship
8
b
: pressure or punitive measures intended to coerce
used chiefly in the phrase put the screws on or put the screws to
9
a
vulgar : an act of sexual intercourse
b
vulgar : a partner in sexual intercourse
screwlike adjective

screw

2 of 2

verb

screwed; screwing; screws

transitive verb

1
a(1)
: to attach, fasten, or close by means of a screw
(2)
: to unite or separate by means of a screw or a twisting motion
(3)
: to press tightly in a device (such as a vise) operated by a screw
(4)
: to operate, tighten, or adjust by means of a screw
(5)
: to torture by means of a thumbscrew
b
: to cause to rotate spirally about an axis
2
a(1)
: to twist into strained configurations : contort
screwed up his face
(2)
: squint
(3)
b
: to furnish with a spiral groove or ridge : thread
3
: to increase the intensity, quantity, or capability of
trying to screw up courage to confess Will Scott
4
a(1)
: to mistreat or exploit through extortion, trickery, or unfair actions
especially : to deprive of or cheat out of something due or expected
(2)
: to treat so as to bring about injury or loss (as to a person's reputation)
use the available Federal machinery to screw our political enemies J. W. Dean III
often used as a generalized curse
screw you!
b
: to extract by pressure or threat
5
vulgar : to copulate with

intransitive verb

1
: to rotate like or as a screw
2
: to turn or move with a twisting or writhing motion
3
vulgar : copulate
screwer noun
Phrases
have a screw loose
: to be mentally unbalanced

Example Sentences

Verb I screwed the boards together. The cupboards are screwed to the wall. Screw the cap on tight. Screw the light bulb into the fixture. The lid screws onto the jar. The light bulb screws right in. See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English scrue, from Middle French escroe female screw, nut, from Medieval Latin scrofa, from Latin, sow

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

circa 1597, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1)

Time Traveler
The first known use of screw was in the 15th century

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