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screw

გამოთქმა: /skruː/

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Universal
  • 1a short, slender, sharp-pointed metal pin with a raised helical thread running around it and a slotted head, used to join things together by being rotated so that it pierces wood or other material and is held tightly in place.
  • a cylinder with a helical ridge or thread running round the outside (a male screw) that can be turned to seal an opening, apply pressure, adjust position, etc., especially one fitting into a corresponding internal groove or thread (a female screw).
  • historical (the screws) an instrument of torture having the action of a screw.
  • (also screw propeller) a ship’s or aircraft’s propeller (considered as acting like a screw in moving through water or air).
  • 2an act of turning a screw or other object having a thread.
  • [mass noun] Billiards & Snooker, British backspin given to the cue ball by hitting it below centre, intended to make it move backwards after striking the object ball.
  • [count noun] British a small twisted-up piece of paper, typically containing a substance such as salt or tobacco.
  • 3 informal a prisoner’s derogatory term for a warder: she was frightened by the look of the screws
  • 4 [in singular] vulgar slang an act of sexual intercourse.
  • [with adjective] a sexual partner of a specified ability.
  • 5 [in singular] British informal, dated an amount of salary or wages:he’s offered me the job with a jolly good screw
  • 6 archaic, informal a mean or miserly person.
  • 7British informal a worn-out horse.

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Universal
  • 1 [with object and adverbial] fasten or tighten with a screw or screws:screw the hinge to your new door
  • rotate (something) so as to fit it into or on to a surface or object by means of a spiral thread:Philip screwed the top on the flask
  • [no object, with adverbial] (of an object) be attached or removed by being rotated by means of a spiral thread:a connector which screws on to the gas cylinder
  • (screw something around/round) turn one’s head or body round sharply:he screwed his head around to try to find the enemy
  • 2 [with object] informal cheat or swindle (someone), especially by charging them too much for something:the loss of advertising contracts will amount to more than the few quid that they’re trying to screw us for
  • (screw something out of) extort or force something, especially money, from (someone) by putting them under strong pressure:your grandmother screwed cash out of him for ten years
  • (be screwed) be in serious trouble:if you’re colour-blind, you’re screwed
  • 3 [with object] vulgar slang have sexual intercourse with.
  • [no object] (of a couple) have sexual intercourse.
  • 4 [with object] impart spin or curl to (a ball or shot): Collins had a late chance to equalize but screwed his shot wide
  • [no object] Billiards & Snooker, British play a shot with screw: Johnson chose to screw back for the pink

have one's head screwed on (the right way)

informal have common sense: she’s got her head screwed on and is very down to earth

have a screw loose

informal be slightly eccentric or mentally disturbed: I think I must have a screw loose—I can’t care about what might happen next

put the screws on

informal exert strong psychological pressure on (someone) so as to intimidate them into doing something: you put the screws on her and she submitted

a turn of the screw

informal an additional degree of pressure or hardship added to a situation that is already extremely difficult to bear: the strategy was a further turn of the screw for a community already racked by paramilitary violence

turn (or tighten) the screw (or screws)

informal exert strong pressure on someone: the White House attempted to influence the vote by tightening the international screws on Managua Redcar’s forwards turned the screw in the second half and two tries sealed the win

screw around

  • 1 vulgar slang have many different sexual partners.
  • 2 informal fool about: a lot of our songs come about with these guys playing and I just screw around and eventually come up with something

screw someone over

informal treat someone unfairly; cheat or swindle someone: I told the company that was trying to screw me over to get lost

screw up

  • 1(of the muscles of one’s face or around one’s eyes) contract, typically so as to express emotion or because of bright light: his freckled face screwed up with childish annoyance
  • 2 informal, chiefly North American completely mismanage or mishandle a situation:I’m sorry, Susan, I screwed up

screw someone up

informal cause someone to be emotionally or mentally disturbed:this job can really screw you up

screw something up

  • 1crush a piece of paper or fabric into a tight mass: he screwed the note up and threw it away
  • tense the muscles of one’s face or around one’s eyes, typically so as to register an emotion or because of bright light: Christina screwed up her face in distaste Willie screwed up his eyes and peered upwards
  • 2 informal cause something to fail or go wrong:why are you trying to screw up your life?
  • 3summon up one’s courage:now Stephen had to screw up his courage and confess

screwable

adjective

screwer

noun

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