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Screw

/skɹuː/ · noun

Meaning

A device that has a helical function..

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

And that's how it came to pass that on the second-to-last day of the job, the convict crew that tarred the plate factory roof in the spring of forty-nine wound up sitting in a row at ten o'clock in the morning drinking icy cold, Bohemia-style beer, courtesy of the hardest screw that ever walked a turn at Shawshank State Prison.
The screws moved her out of my cell because they could not stand the idea of a black and white white being together.
They both wedged up in his cell and refused to come out. They were hurling abuse at the screws on the other side of the door. As a result they were both shipped out to another jail the following day.
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.
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
“Not for God's sake, for Papá's sake. He's the one who gave Mami a good screw, and then you popped out. Or did you think you were a child of the Immaculate Conception, like the Baby Jesus?
A few couples would let selected doggers join in, with the lucky ones managing to get a screw.
As she sucked the nicotine deeply into her lungs, she closed her eyes and leaned back against the headboard, enjoying the pleasurable buzz that the combination of a good screw—well, a decent screw—coupled with the nicotine gave.

Synonyms for screw

screw upaccoupleaffixassembleassociateattachbewedbindclaspclinchcombineconglomerateconglutinateconjoinconnectconstructcoupleentwinefayfixgrafthitchhookinosculateinterlinkjoinjointknitknotlink

Antonyms for screw

unscrew

Related Words

shaftbedjockeyasshumpshagbangbonkgaolerjailerprison guardget it ondo itturnkeydraw outmake outsleep withlie withroll in the hayhave it away

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does screw mean?

Screw means A device that has a helical function..

What is a synonym for screw?

Common synonyms include screw up, accouple, affix, assemble.

What is the opposite of screw?

Possible antonyms include unscrew.

How do you use screw in a sentence?

And that's how it came to pass that on the second-to-last day of the job, the convict crew that tarred the plate factory roof in the spring of forty-nine wound up sitting in a row at ten o'clock in the morning drinking icy cold, Bohemia-style beer, courtesy of the hardest screw that ever walked a turn at Shawshank State Prison.

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