screw
verb/skruː/
/skruː/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they screw | /skruː/ /skruː/ |
| he / she / it screws | /skruːz/ /skruːz/ |
| past simple screwed | /skruːd/ /skruːd/ |
| past participle screwed | /skruːd/ /skruːd/ |
| -ing form screwing | /ˈskruːɪŋ/ /ˈskruːɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] screw something + adv./prep. to fasten one thing to another or make something tight with a screw or screws
- The bookcase is screwed to the wall.
- You need to screw all the parts together.
- Now screw down the lid.
Extra ExamplesTopics Engineeringc1- She screwed the lock into the door.
- The bed was screwed to the floor.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- firmly
- tightly
- down
- …
- into
- on
- onto
- …
- screw something in place
- screw something into position
- [transitive] to turn something round and round in order to fasten it in place
- screw something + adv./prep. She screwed the cap back on the jar.
- screw something + adj. Screw the bolt tight.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- firmly
- tightly
- down
- …
- into
- on
- onto
- …
- screw something in place
- screw something into position
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to be attached by screwing
- The bulb should just screw into the socket.
- The lid simply screws on.
- [transitive] to use your hand to make something, especially a piece of paper, form a tight ball
- screw something up (into something) I screwed up the letter and threw it into the fire.
- screw something (up) into something Screw the foil into a little ball.
- [transitive] (slang) to cheat somebody, especially by making them pay too much money for something
- screw somebody We've been screwed.
- screw somebody for something How much did they screw you for (= how much did you have to pay)?
- [transitive] screw something from/out of somebody (informal) to force somebody to give you something
- They screwed the money out of her by threats.
- [intransitive, transitive] screw (somebody) (taboo, slang) to have sex with somebody
Idioms
See screw in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryhave your head screwed on (the right way)
- (informal) to be a sensible person
screw him, you, that, etc.
- (taboo, offensive, slang) an offensive way of showing that you are annoyed or do not care about somebody/something
screw up your courage
- to force yourself to be brave enough to do something
- I finally screwed up my courage and went to the dentist.
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