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Screw

speaker

Meaning

Noun

  • A
    that has a
    function.
  • A (usually)
    a
    or
    , sometimes with a
    point, and a
    used to both
    the
    and to
    the
    either
    into a
    or into a
    hole.
  • An Archimedes screw.
  • In Nautical:
  • A
    that has a
    function.
  • A ship's propeller.
  • The
    of
    something; a
    or
    to one side.
    ⚠️
    A
    guard.
    ⚠️
    An
    ;
    ; a skinflint.
    In American English:
    ⚠️
    Sexual
    ; the
    of screwing.
    ⚠️
    A
    partner.
    Salary, wages.
    In Billiards:
    Backspin.
    A small
    of tobacco.
    An
    ,
    ,
    and
    horse.
    In Mathematics:
    A
    in
    with which a
    the
    is associated. It
    the
    of a
    , which may always be made to
    a
    about an
    with a
    to that
    .
    In Amphipods:
    An
    crustacean.
    Rheumatism.

    Verb

    To
    or
    using a screw.
    ⚠️
    To have
    with.
    To
    someone or
    their
    in
    or other situation.
    To contort.
    In Football (soccer):
    To
    (a
    ) by
    it with the
    part of the foot.
    In Billiards & Snooker:
    To
    back.
    In American English:
    To
    (
    )
    ; to
    to a
    examination.
    In American English:
    To
    ; to
    ; to scram.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    screw
    English
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    screw
    Middle English (1100-1500)
    Sourced from
    Etym
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