"screwdrive" meaning in English

See screwdrive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: screwdrives [present, singular, third-person], screwdriving [participle, present], screwdrove [past], screwdriven [participle, past]
Etymology: Back-formation from screwdriver. Etymology templates: {{bf|en|screwdriver}} Back-formation from screwdriver Head templates: {{en-verb|||screwdrove|screwdriven}} screwdrive (third-person singular simple present screwdrives, present participle screwdriving, simple past screwdrove, past participle screwdriven)
  1. (transitive, rare) To assemble or fasten with a screwdriver. Tags: rare, transitive

Inflected forms

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