screw
🇺🇸
/skruː/
🇬🇧
/skruː/
verb
C1
to attach or tighten with a screw
Screw the lid on tightly.
C1
to turn something to fasten it
Screw the cap onto the bottle.
C1
to attach by turning
The light bulb screws in easily.
R
to crush into a ball
Screw the paper into a ball.
R
to cheat someone out of money
Don't let them screw you on the price.
R
to force someone to give something
They tried to screw money from him.
R
to have sex
He wanted to screw her.
noun
C1
a metal fastener with spiral threads
Use a screw to hold it together.
R
a turning motion
Give it one more screw to tighten.
R
an act of sex
They had a quick screw.
R
a sex partner
He was her latest screw.
R
a ship or aircraft propeller
The boat's screw was damaged.
R
a prison guard
The screw watched them closely.
translation
to attach or tighten with a screw; to turn something to fasten it; to attach by turning; to crush into a ball; to cheat someone out of money; to force someone to give something; to have sex
a metal fastener with spiral threads; a turning motion; an act of sex; a sex partner; a ship or aircraft propeller; a prison guard
Word Forms
3rd Present
screws
Past
screwed
Perfect
screwed
Progressive
screwing
Plural
screws