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screwer screwleft to right: round-head machine screw, flat-head wood screw, and round-head wood screwscrew S0168400 (skro͞o)n.1. a. A cylindrical rod incised with one or more helical or advancing spiral threads, as a lead screw or worm screw.b. The tapped collar or socket that receives this rod.2. A metal pin with incised threads and a broad slotted head that can be driven as a fastener by turning with a screwdriver, especially:a. A tapered and pointed wood screw.b. A cylindrical and flat-tipped machine screw.3. A device having a helical form, such as a corkscrew.4. A propeller.5. A twist or turn, as of a screw.6. Slang a. A prison guard.b. The turnkey of a jail.7. Vulgar Slang The act or an instance of having sexual intercourse.8. Chiefly British Slang a. Salary; wages.b. A small paper packet, as of tobacco.c. An old broken-down horse.d. A stingy or crafty bargainer.v. screwed, screw·ing, screws v.tr.1. To drive or tighten (a screw).2. a. To fasten, tighten, or attach by means of a screw or similar fastener.b. To attach (a tapped or threaded fitting or cap) by twisting into place.c. To rotate (a part) on a threaded axis.3. To contort (one's face).4. Slang To treat (someone) unfairly; exploit or cheat: screwed me out of the most lucrative sales territory.5. Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse with.v.intr.1. To turn or twist.2. a. To become attached by means of the threads of a screw.b. To be capable of such attachment.3. Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse.Phrasal Verbs: screw around1. Slang To act or fool around aimlessly or in a confused way and accomplish nothing.2. Vulgar Slang To be sexually promiscuous. screw over Slang To treat (someone) unfairly. screw up1. To muster or summon up: screwed up my courage.2. Slang To make a mess of (an undertaking).3. Slang To injure or damage: Lifting those boxes really screwed up my back. That decision screwed up my career.4. Slang To cause (someone) to be emotionally or mentally troubled: His father's harshness really screwed him up.Idiom: have a screw loose Slang To behave in an eccentric or mentally deranged manner. [Middle English skrewe, from Old French escrove, female screw, nut, perhaps from Medieval Latin scrōfa, from Latin, sow; see sker- in Indo-European roots.] screw′a·ble adj.screw′er n.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeescrew |