screw

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /skruː/

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Noun

Singular screw

Plural screws

Some screws and a coin

1. (countable) A screw is a small metal thing for holding pieces of wood together. You turn it to move it in or out of the wood.

   I need some screws to hold the shelf to the wall.

Related words

• screw driver / screwdriver

Verb

Plain form screw

Third-person singular screws

Past tense screwed

Past participle screwed

Present participle screwing

1. If you screw in a screw, you put it into a piece of wood by turning it.
   • Antonym: unscrew

   I screwed the hinge into the door.

2. (slang) If you say, "screw this", you decide not to do it because you are frustrated.

   Screw this, I will just sit here and do nothing all day.

3. (slang) (vulgar) If you screw someone, you have sex with them.

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