to put the screws to someone
V
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English Definitions
screw
N
someone who guards prisoners
screw
N
a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
screw
N
a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air
screw
N
a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
screw
N
slang for sexual intercourse
screw
V
have sexual intercourse with
screw
V
turn like a screw
screw
V
cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion
screw
V
tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions
screw
V
defeat someone through trickery or deceit
N
hand tool for boring holes
N
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
N
spirally twisted sweet pod of screwbean mesquite that is used for fodder or ground into meal for feed
screw bean
N
shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods
screw eye
N
a woodscrew having its shank bent into a ring
N
a wrench for turning a screw
N
a cigar-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship's speed
screw pine
N
any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves
N
a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air
screw thread
N
the raised helical rib going around a screw
N
a tree or shrub of the genus Helicteres
screw up
V
make more intense
screw up
V
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
screw up
V
screw or turn higher
screw up
V
twist into a strained configuration
N
adjustable wrench that has one jaw that can be adjusted by turning a screw
screw-loose
not behaving normally
N
family of woody plants of the order Pandanales including pandanus
having a lid with a spiral groove
screwball
N
a whimsically eccentric person
screwball
N
a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown
screwball
foolish; totally unsound
N
(baseball) a pitcher who throws screwballs
N
shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods
N
shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods
screwdriver
N
a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw
screwdriver
N
a cocktail made with vodka and orange juice
N
slang for sexual intercourse
screwtop
N
the top of a container that must be screwed off and on
N
the complete mismanagement or mishandling of a situation
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