Sekirov Dictionary

screw

/ˈskɹuː/

noun 19
verb 10
forms 4
phrases 11

noun19

a small metal object that goes into wood when it is turned, and holds things together
A device that has a helical function.
A simple machine, a helical inclined plane.
A ship's propeller.
An Archimedes screw.
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(slang, vulgar) Sexual intercourse; the act of screwing.
- Why can't I get just one screw? / Believe me, I'd know what to do / But something won't let me make love to you — 1983
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(slang) A prison guard.
- The screws moved her out of my cell because they could not stand the idea of a black and white white being together. — 1984
The motion of screwing something; a turn or twist to one side.
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(slang, vulgar) A casual sexual partner.
- If I don't go back to my boy friend he'll be as mad as hell. He's a sulky brute, but Christ, he's a good screw. — 1944
Backspin.
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(old-fashioned) A twist of paper, especially one containing a small quantity of a material such as salt or tobacco.
- Before potato crisps were sold pre-salted each packet would contain a screw of salt.
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(slang, disapproving) An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint.
- This gentleman and the guard seemed to know Sir Pitt very well, and laughed at him a great deal. They both agreed in calling him an old screw; which means a very stingy, avaricious person. — 1847
[in the plural] (informal) Rheumatism.
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(old-fashioned) An old, worn-out, unsound and worthless horse.
- […] a gentleman of leisure, who enjoyed himself on a couple of spavined screws […]; both of them, as Stephen said, looked lonely without a gig behind them. — 1937
A steam vessel propelled by a screw instead of wheels.
A straight line in space with which a definite linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated. It is used to express the displacement of a rigid body, which may always be made to consist of a rotation about an axis combined with a translation parallel to that axis.
An amphipod crustacean.
(slang, old-fashioned) An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor.
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(slang, no longer used) Salary, wages.
- “I’ll speak to Mrs. Dorman when she comes back, and see if I can’t come to terms with her,” I said. “Perhaps she wants a rise in her screw. It will be all right. Let’s walk up to the church.” — 1887

verb10

To connect or assemble pieces using a screw.
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(slang, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse with.
- Somebody told me [...] that she [...] acknowledged to him [...] that Nero [...] had screwed her (meaning had carnal intercourse with plaintiff) up stairs the night before. — 1890
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To extort or practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions; to put the screws on.
- It is not surprising that the landowner strove to screw his tenants. — 1884
(slang) To cheat someone or ruin their chances in a game or other situation.
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(informal, vulgar) Used to express great displeasure with, or contemptuous dismissal of, someone or something. To give up on, to abandon, delay, to not think about someone or something.
- Screw those jerks, and screw their stupid rules!
- Screw the homework for now.
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To contort.
- He screwed his face into a hardened smile. — 1690
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To miskick (a ball) by hitting it with the wrong part of the foot.
- The visitors could have added an instant second, but Rooney screwed an ugly attempt high into Hennessey's arms after Berbatov cleverly found the unmarked England striker. — 2011
To screw back.
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(slang, old-fashioned) To leave; to go away; to scram.
- If you don't like it, fuckin' screw! It's Shit Ass Pet Fuckers. That's the way it's going to be. — 2009
(slang, old-fashioned) To examine (a student) rigidly; to subject to a severe examination.

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screwed · screwn · screwing · screws

Phrases with screw

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