Definition of screw#up in English English dictionary
- screw
- An Archimedes screw
- screw
- A prison officer
- screw
- Sexual intercourse; the act of screwing
have a good screw.
- screw
- A simple machine, a helical inclined plane
- screw
- To apply pressure on; to put the screws on
- screw
- To cheat or treat unfairly. Sometimes seen in the form 'screw (someone) over'. In combining this sense with the usage as a synonym for sexual intercourse, screw follows fuck
- screw
- To forget or not care about
- screw
- To connect or assemble pieces using a screw
- screw
- To be angry
- screw
- To contort
I had been calling Nobs in the meantime and was about to set out in search of him, fearing, to tell the truth, to do so lest I find him mangled and dead among the trees of the acacia grove, when he suddenly emerged from among the boles, his ears flattened, his tail between his legs and his body screwed into a suppliant S. He was unharmed except for minor bruises; but he was the most chastened dog I have ever seen.
- screw
- A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a shank partially or completely threaded shank, sometimes with a threaded point, and a head used to both hold the top material and to drive the screw either directly into a soft material or into a prepared hole
- screw
- A ship's propeller
- screw
- To have sexual intercourse with
- screw
- Salary, wages
A certain amount of screw is as necessary for a man as for a billiard-ball.
- screw
- Backspin
- screw back
- To cue the cue ball in such a way as to impart backspin. On impact, the ball will follow a reverse trajectory according to the spin
- screw cap
- The cap of a bottle or jar which screws onto the threaded lip of the container
- screw caps
- plural form of screw cap
- screw drive
- A slot in the head of a screw, of various shapes, enabling a screwdriver to lock into the screw
- screw it
- "I don't care enough to continue"; whatever
This mathematical problem is really difficult. Oh, screw it! I can't be bothered.
- screw off
- To go away at someone's urging; to bugger off
- screw off
- To fail to do one's work; to goof off
- screw off
- To remove the lid of a jar or other container by unscrewing it
- screw off
- To urge someone to leave
- screw over
- To cheat someone, or treat them unfairly. (syn.: to fuck over)
- screw pile
- A steel pile having a wide helical blade attached at the foot; it is twisted into soft ground in order to provide a large bearing area
- screw shoe
- A regular shoe with screws (1/4 to 3/8 inch) screwed into the bottom of a shoes to give it grip while running on ice and snow
- screw shoes
- plural form of screw shoe
- screw that
- Used to express unwillingness or dislike
She told me I have to go all the way back home — screw that!.
- screw the pooch
- to screw up; to fail in dramatic and ignominious fashion
- screw this
- "I don't care enough to continue"; "This is too stressful for me"; whatever
- screw thread
- The portion of a screw composed of a helical or tapered structure used to convert between rotational and linear movement or force, presented as a curved line of solid material that wraps around the screw from the point to the base
- screw threads
- plural form of screw thread
- screw top
- Alternative name of screw cap
- screw tops
- plural form of screw top
- screw up
- To blunder; to make a mistake
- screw up
- To tighten or secure with screws
- screw up
- To make a mess of; to ruin
- screw up
- To raise (rent, fees, etc.) to extortionate levels
- screw up
- To twist into a contorted state
The baby screwed up his face and began to bawl.
- screw you
- A slightly less offensive version of "fuck you"
Expression of contempt. For instance, You think you can come to my house dressed like a slob? Well, screw you.
- screw-off
- Someone who often fails to do his or her work; someone known to goof off
- screw-off
- The ability to be removed by unscrewing (screwing off)
- screw-top
- A top that can be opened and closed by screwing
- screw-up
- Alternative spelling of screwup
- screw
- slang terms for sexual intercourse
- screw
- {v} to turn or fasten with a srew, deform by contortions, extort, squeeze, oppress
- screw anchor
- A screw anchor is a fastener that can attach one object to another in situations where screws, nails, adhesives, or other simple fasteners are either impractical or ineffective. Different types have different levels of strength and can be used on different types of surfaces
- screw it
- I do not care what happens or what someone does. Usage notes: usually used when the speaker is annoyed
She didn't want to see the movie, but I thought, screw it, I'm going anyway.
- screw the pooch
- (deyim) Screw up; fail in dramatic and ignominious fashion
- screw
- A prison guard
- screw
- To turn, as a screw; to apply a screw to; to press, fasten, or make firm, by means of a screw or screws; as, to screw a lock on a door; to screw a press
- screw
- defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit
- screw
- In extrusion, the shaft provided with helical ridges which conveys the material from the hopper outlet through the barrel and forces it out through the die
- screw
- Hence: To practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions
- screw
- If someone says that they have been screwed, they mean that someone else has cheated them, especially by getting money from them dishonestly. They haven't given us accurate information. We've been screwed
- screw
- To turn one's self uneasily with a twisting motion; as, he screws about in his chair
- screw
- See Screw propeller, below
- screw
- tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions; "Screw the bottle cap on"
- screw
- a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
- screw
- Threaded fastener with the thread running up to the head of the fastener; has no plain shank
- screw
- See also Screw bolt, below
- screw
- If someone screws someone else or if two people screw, they have sex together
- screw
- If you screw something such as a piece of paper into a ball, you squeeze it or twist it tightly so that it is in the shape of a ball. He screwed the paper into a ball and tossed it into the fire
- screw
- If someone screws something, especially money, out of you, they get it from you by putting pressure on you. For decades rich nations have been screwing money out of poor nations
- screw
- To force; to squeeze; to press, as by screws
- screw
- 5th Pitch, 10 (b))
- screw
- cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion; "drive in screws or bolts"
- screw
- It is placed at the stern, and furnished with blades having helicoidal surfaces to act against the water in the manner of a screw
- screw
- See Sand screw, under Sand
- screw
- A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation, having a continuous rib, called the thread, winding round it spirally at a constant inclination, so as to leave a continuous spiral groove between one turn and the next, used chiefly for producing, when revolved, motion or pressure in the direction of its axis, by the sliding of the threads of the cylinder in the grooves between the threads of the perforation adapted to it, the former being distinguished as the external, or male screw, or, more usually the screw; the latter as the internal, or female screw, or, more usually, the nut
- screw
- Anything shaped or acting like a screw; esp
- screw
- To examine rigidly, as a student; to subject to a severe examination
- screw
- have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
- screw
- If you screw your face or your eyes into a particular expression, you tighten the muscles of your face to form that expression, for example because you are in pain or because the light is too bright. He screwed his face into an expression of mock pain
- screw
- A ships propeller
- screw
- a frown of displeasure, a scowl
- screw
- A small packet of tobacco
- screw
- a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
- screw
- Slang for prison guard
- screw
- a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air
- screw
- A straight line in space with which a definite linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated cf
- screw
- An inclined plane that winds in a spiral around the cylinder It lifts, pushes fastens or cuts
- screw
- The rotating component of an injection press which delivers the rubber into the mold
- screw
- An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor
- screw
- Screws are much used to hold together pieces of wood or to fasten something; called also wood screws, and screw nails
- screw
- An externally threaded fastener which does not require a nut to secure the fastened joint
- screw
- A boat's propeller
- screw
- To cheat or treat unfairly. Sometimes seen in the form screw (someone) over. In combining this sense with the usage as a synonym for sexual intercourse, screw follows fuck
- screw
- turn like a screw
- screw
- {i} metal fastener with a spiral grooved shaft; act of twisting or rotating; propeller; coercive pressure; sexual intercourse (Slang); miser, scrooge; old worn-out horse; salary, wages (British Slang); prison guard, warden
- screw
- An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint; a niggard
- screw
- {f} attach with a screw; turn or twist like a screw; twist, contort; apply pressure, apply force; extort; cheat, swindle; have sexual intercourse, copulate (Slang)
- screw
- An unsound or worn-out horse, useful as a hack, and commonly of good appearance
- screw
- To use violent mans in making exactions; to be oppressive or exacting
- screw
- An amphipod crustacean; as, the skeleton screw (Caprella)
- screw
- a form of wheel for propelling steam vessels
- screw
- A screw is a metal object similar to a nail, with a raised spiral line around it. You turn a screw using a screwdriver so that it goes through two things, for example two pieces of wood, and fastens them together. Each bracket is fixed to the wall with just three screws
- screw
- a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions; "Screw the bottle cap on"
- screw
- Ship's propellor
- screw
- feelings Some people use screw in expressions such as screw you or screw that to show that they are not concerned about someone or something or that they feel contempt for them
- screw
- A circular inclined plane
- screw
- A steam vesel propelled by a screw instead of wheels; a screw steamer; a propeller
- screw
- leftA (usually) metal fastener consisting of a conical, threaded tip, possibly a cylindrical, threaded body, and possibly an unthreaded cylindrical portion between the threaded part the the larger head; it is twisted directly into a solid piece of softer material, or into a pre-drilled hole slightly smaller than the outside diameter of the threads
- screw
- Specifically, a kind of nail with a spiral thread and a head with a nick to receive the end of the screw-driver
- screw
- If you screw something somewhere or if it screws somewhere, you fix it in place by means of a screw or screws. I had screwed the shelf on the wall myself Screw down any loose floorboards I particularly like the type of shelving that screws to the wall
- screw
- If you turn or tighten the screw on someone, you increase the pressure which is already on them, for example by using threats, in order to force them to do a particular thing. Parisian taxi drivers are threatening to mount a blockade to turn the screw on the government. In machine construction, a usually circular cylindrical member with a continuous spiral rib or thread, used either as a fastener or as a force and motion modifier. Various types of screws are used to clamp machine parts together. Wood screws are made in a wide variety of diameters and lengths; when using wood screws, small starting holes called pilot holes are often drilled first to avoid splitting the wood. Screws that modify force and motion are known as power screws. The screw is considered one of the five simple machines. See also wedge
- screw
- someone who guards prisoners
- screw
- To twist; to distort; as, to screw his visage
- screw
- If you screw something somewhere or if it screws somewhere, you fix it in place by twisting it round and round. Kelly screwed the silencer onto the pistol Screw down the lid fairly tightly several aluminium poles that screw together to give a maximum length of 10 yards
- screw
- It is used to express the displacement of a rigid body, which may always be made to consist of a rotation about an axis combined with a translation parallel to that axis
- screw
- Screws are inclined planes that are wrapped around a shaft Example: ramp, staircase
- screw
- simple machine of the inclined plane type consisting of a spirally grooved solid cylinder and a correspondingly grooved hollow cylinder into which it fits
- screw
- A screw lid or fitting is one that has a raised spiral line on the inside or outside of it, so that it can be fixed in place by twisting. an ordinary jam jar with a screw lid
- screw a person's arm
- twist someone's arm, persuade someone by using force
- screw augur
- an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having tall erect densely flowered spiraling clusters of creamy white vanilla-scented flowers; widely distributed especially in low damp places of eastern and central North America
- screw bean
- shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods spirally twisted sweet pod of screwbean mesquite that is used for fodder or ground into meal for feed
- screw bolt
- {i} bolt that has a screw thread on the shank
- screw cap
- A cap that screws onto the threaded mouth of a container such as a bottle or jar
- screw cap
- {i} cap that screws on the threaded mouth of a jar or bottle
- screw eye
- A wood screw with an eyelet in place of a head
- screw eye
- screw that has a ring-shaped head
- screw eye
- a woodscrew having its shank bent into a ring
- screw into
- twist a screw into, twist into
- screw jack
- {i} jackscrew, machine that raises heavy objects
- screw jack
- screw-operated jack
- screw key
- a wrench for turning a screw
- screw money out of people
- extort money from others
- screw nut
- ring used to tighten and close a screw, ring through which a screw is placed
- screw off
- loosen a screw, remove a screw
- screw out
- release a screw, remove a screw
- screw over
- (Slang) take advantage of someone over and over again, exploit repetitively
- screw plate
- {i} tool for cutting threads on tiny screws
- screw propeller
- a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air
- screw propeller
- {i} revolving shaft on an airplane or ship that pushes air or water backward to provide forward thrust
- screw propeller
- A propeller
- screw steamer
- {i} steamship purshed forward by a screw
- screw thread
- {i} outer spiral ridge that forms a screw
- screw thread
- the raised helical rib going around a screw
- screw top
- a top for a bottle or other container that you fasten on by turning it
- screw top
- cap or lid that screws onto a jar or bottle; jar or bottle with such a top
- screw tree
- a tree or shrub of the genus Helicteres
- screw up
- If you screw up a piece of paper, you squeeze it tightly so that it becomes very creased and no longer flat, usually when you are throwing it away. He would start writing to his family and would screw the letter up in frustration He screwed up his first three efforts after only a line or two
- screw up
- make more intense; "Emotions were screwed up"
- screw up
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
- screw up
- tighten a screw; make a major mistake; confuse, disrupt
- screw up
- If you screw up your eyes or your face, you tighten your eye or face muscles, for example because you are in pain or because the light is too bright. She had screwed up her eyes, as if she found the sunshine too bright Close your eyes and screw them up tight His face screwed up in agony
- screw up
- twist into a strained configuration; "screw up one's face"
- screw up
- To screw something up, or to screw up, means to cause something to fail or be spoiled. You can't open the window because it screws up the air conditioning Get out. Haven't you screwed things up enough already! Somebody had screwed up; they weren't there
- screw up
- screw or turn higher
- screw up one's courage
- dare, be very brave
- screw up the curve
- mess up the curve, cause distortion or problems in the curve
- screw valve
- {i} stop valve opened or closed by a screw
- screw water out of a sponge
- wring out a sponge, remove excess water from a sponge
- screw wrench
- adjustable wrench that has one jaw that can be adjusted by turning a screw
- screw wrench
- {i} wrench for turning screws; adjustable wrench having one jaw that can be adjusted by turning a screw
- screw-cutter
- device for shaping the outer part of a screw, device that carves the ridges in a screw
- screw-loose
- not behaving normally
- screw-tap
- tool that bored the ridges on the interior of a screw
- screw-top
- A screw-top bottle or jar has a lid that is secured by being twisted on
- screw-topped
- having a lid with a spiral groove
- Allen screw
- A screw whose head has a hexagonal socket
- Archimedes screw
- A screwlike device invented by Greek mathematician Archimedes, ca. 200 BCE, which when twisted inside a cylinder, raises water from a lower level to a higher level, allowing irrigation of fields
- Phillips screw
- A screw with a Phillips head
- Robertson screw
- A type of screw having a square recess in the head
- cap screw
- A screw that is threaded along the entire length of the shaft and has a cap which is intended to rest against the side of the outermost material being screwed together when the screw has been screwed in to its maximum extent
- capstan screw
- A type of screw commonly used to regulate the height of the action in a piano. The capstan screw is designed to be turned from the side, not the head, unlike an ordinary screw. A lever enters a hole in the side of the screw to turn it
- capstan screw
- Mainly on sailboats, the mechanism for winding ropes under a lot of tension; a capstan
- have a screw loose
- To be insane or irrational
I think old Mr. Jacobs has a screw loose; he keeps trying to feed his cats bird seed.
- hex head screw
- A screw with a hexagonal head
- machine screw
- A screw designed for metal or a similar material, usually with no point and a relatively fine thread, intended for prepared, threaded holes
- self-drilling screw
- A fastener that taps and drills its own hole during application
- self-tapping screw
- A screw, with a hardened thread, that forms its own internal thread when driven into a relatively soft material (such as sheet metal)
- set screw
- A screw with threads the entire length and no head. Typically, setscrews have a hex or slot drive recessed in the threaded length
- set screw
- Any screw used to hold or adjust a setting. Frequently a setscrew (1), but may also refer to any other machine screw or thumb screw used for the purpose of setting
- stage screw
- A forged, or sometimes cast low thread count cut thread screw with a handle made up of three holes used to hold scenery in place in theater's prior to the 1990's
- wood screw
- A screw designed for a wood or a similar material, with a point, a relatively coarse thread, a thick shank, and, usually, an unthreaded portion of the shank at the head end