screw

  1. Noun.  A simple machine, a helical inclined plane.
  2. Noun.  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.
  3. Noun.  (nautical) A ship's propeller.
  4. Noun.  An Archimedes screw.
  5. Noun.  (slang) A prison officer.
  6. Noun.  (vulgar) Sexual intercourse; the act of screwing.
  7. Noun.  (slang) Salary, wages.
  8. Noun.  (billiards) Backspin.
  9. Noun.  A prisonguard.
  10. Verb.  (transitive) To connect or assemble pieces using a ''screw''.
  11. Verb.  (transitive, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse with.
  12. Verb.  (transitive, slang) To cheat someone or ruin their chances in a game or other situation. Sometimes used in the form "screw over".
  13. Verb.  (intransitive, slang) To be angry.
  14. Verb.  (transitive, slang) To forget or not care about.
  15. Verb.  (transitive) To apply pressure on; to put the screws on.
  16. Verb.  (transitive) To contort.
  17. Verb.  (soccer, transitive) To miskick (a ball) by hitting it with the wrong part of the foot.

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