screw
screw
(skr) noun
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 of or as if 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. a. Salary; wages. b. A small paper packet, as of tobacco. c. An old broken-down horse. d. A stingy or crafty bargainer.
verb
screwed, screwing, screws
verb
, transitive
1.
To drive or tighten (a screw).
2.
a. To fasten, tighten, or attach by or as if by means of a screw. 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 take advantage of; cheat: screwed me out of the most lucrative sales territory.
5. Vulgar Slang. To have sexual intercourse with.
verb
, intransitive
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 verb.
screw around
1.
Slang. To act or fool around aimlessly or in a confused way and accomplish nothing.
2. Vulgar Slang. To be sexually promiscuous.
screw up
1.
To muster or summon up: screwed up my courage.
2.
Slang. To make a mess of (an undertaking).
3. Slang. To injure; damage: Lifting those boxes really screwed up my back.
4. Slang. To make neurotic or anxious.
idiom.
have a screw loose Slang
1.
To behave in an eccentric manner.
2.
To be insane.
[Middle English skrewe, from Old French escrove, female screw, nut, perhaps from Medieval Latin scrōfa, from Latin, sow.]
screw
ʹable adjective
screw
ʹer noun