"screw" meaning in English

See screw in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /skruː/ Audio: en-us-screw.ogg [US] Forms: screw [singular], screws [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. 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.
    Sense id: simple-screw-en-noun-0~CitzE3

Verb

IPA: /skruː/ Audio: en-us-screw.ogg [US] Forms: screw [canonical], screws [third-person, singular], screwed [past], screwed [past, participle], screwing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you screw in a screw, you put it into a piece of wood by turning it.
    Sense id: simple-screw-en-verb-3AmhMLGu
  2. If you say, "screw this", you decide not to do it because you are frustrated.
    Sense id: simple-screw-en-verb-ZJ4k4R4a Categories (other): Slang
  3. If you screw someone, you have sex with them.
    Sense id: simple-screw-en-verb-dOyOQgKl Categories (other): Slang, Vulgar
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