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Screw

noun
/skɹuː/
Word Frequency: 6.9

Definitions

1.nounA device that has a helical function.
2.nounThe motion of screwing something; a turn or twist to one side.
3.nounA prison guard.
4.nounAn extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint.
5.nounAn instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor.
6.nounSexual intercourse; the act of screwing.
7.nounA casual sexual partner.
8.nounSalary, wages.
9.nounBackspin.
10.nounA small packet of tobacco.
11.nounAn old, worn-out, unsound and worthless horse.
12.nounA 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.
13.nounAn amphipod crustacean.
"the skeleton screw (Caprella);  the sand screw"
14.noun(in the plural, with "the") Rheumatism.
15.verbTo connect or assemble pieces using a screw.
16.verbTo have sexual intercourse with.
17.verbTo cheat someone or ruin their chances in a game or other situation.
18.verbTo practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions; to put the screws on.
19.verbTo contort.
20.verbTo miskick (a ball) by hitting it with the wrong part of the foot.
21.verbTo screw back.
22.verbTo examine (a student) rigidly; to subject to a severe examination.

Synonyms

fuckscrew overscrew uptwistwritherootshagextortshaftbedjockeyass

Antonyms

unscrew

Rhymes With

blueslewsubduepursuetrueviewconstruehitherto
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