"screw off" meaning in English

See screw off in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Audio: En-au-screw off.ogg
Head templates: {{en-interj}} screw off
  1. (idiomatic, vulgar, dismissal) To tell someone to leave or to stop being bothersome. Tags: idiomatic, vulgar
    Sense id: en-screw_off-en-intj-S8PxFD41 Categories (other): English dismissals, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "off", English sentences, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 24 12 11 12 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 37 13 10 18 22 Disambiguation of English sentences: 15 15 18 25 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 19 11 10 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 11 8 10 13
  2. (idiomatic, possibly vulgar) An expression of surprise or disbelief. Tags: idiomatic, possibly, vulgar
    Sense id: en-screw_off-en-intj-KWdZQIMa Categories (other): English sentences Disambiguation of English sentences: 15 15 18 25 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: screw-off

Verb

Audio: En-au-screw off.ogg Forms: screws off [present, singular, third-person], screwing off [participle, present], screwed off [participle, past], screwed off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} screw off (third-person singular simple present screws off, present participle screwing off, simple past and past participle screwed off)
  1. To remove the lid of a jar or other container by unscrewing it.
    Sense id: en-screw_off-en-verb-xU7AB0ra Categories (other): English sentences Disambiguation of English sentences: 15 15 18 25 28
  2. (idiomatic, colloquial) To fail to do one's work; to goof off. Tags: colloquial, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-screw_off-en-verb-sgjs8yOk Categories (other): English sentences Disambiguation of English sentences: 15 15 18 25 28
  3. (idiomatic, colloquial) To leave; to bugger off. Tags: colloquial, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-screw_off-en-verb-npRxbRfv Categories (other): English sentences Disambiguation of English sentences: 15 15 18 25 28

Inflected forms

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