Screw

Quick meaning: Screw is a noun meaning A device that has a helical function.

Meaning

A device that has a helical function.

More Meanings

1. The motion of screwing something; a turn or twist to one side.
2. (US, slang, dated) An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor.
3. (slang, derogatory) A prison guard.
4. (slang, derogatory) An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint.
5. (vulgar, slang) Sexual intercourse; the act of screwing.
6. (vulgar, slang) A casual sexual partner.
7. (slang, archaic) Salary, wages.

Example Sentences

A few couples would let selected doggers join in, with the lucky ones managing to get a screw.

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

The screws moved her out of my cell because they could not stand the idea of a black and white white being together.

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.

Word Forms

• screws
• screwing
• screwed
• screwn

Synonyms for screw

Depending on context, synonyms include screw up, accouple, affix, assemble, associate, attach.

Antonyms for screw

Common opposites include unscrew.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include shaft, bed, jockey, ass, hump, shag.

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