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1 Noun 1.1 Synonyms 1.2 Derived terms 1.3 Translations 2 Transitive verb 2.1 Synonyms 2.2 Antonyms 2.3 Derived terms 2.4 Translations 3 Derived terms

Noun

screw (screws )

1. A (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.
2. A ship's propeller.
3. A prison guard.
4. The act of screwing, as in 'to have a good screw', as in sexual intercourse

Synonyms

• see WikiSaurus:sexual intercourse (4)

Derived terms

• screwdriver
• screw-thread

Translations

• Dutch: schroef f (1,2), vijs (1)
• Finnish: ruuvi (1), potkuri (2), propelli (2), vartija (3, standard), pano (4), nussinta (4)
• French: vis f (1)
• German: Schraube f (1,2)
• Italian: vite f (1)
• Portuguese: parafuso m (1)
• Romanian: şurub n (1)
• Spanish: tornillo m (1)
• Swedish: skruv c (1), propeller c (2)

Transitive verb

to screw (screws , screwed , screwing )

1. to connect or assemble pieces using a screw.
2. (vulgar slang) to have sexual intercourse with.
3. (slang) to cheat or treat unfairly. In combining this sense with the usage as a synonym for sexual intercourse, screw follows fuck.

Synonyms

• see WikiSaurus:sexual intercourse (2)
• fuck (taboo slang) (2, 3)
• root (Aus) (2)
• shag (UK) (2)

Antonyms

• unscrew

Derived terms

• screwed
• screw in

Translations

• Dutch: schroeven (1), vijzen (1), neuken (2)
• German: schrauben (1), ficken (2), ficken (3)
• Portuguese: aparafusar (1), foder (2)
• Romanian: înşuruba (1), păcăli (3)

Derived terms

• screwball
• screwy