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screw

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskruː/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/skru/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(skro̅o̅)

Collocations for "screw"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "screw" in context.

screw

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.

screw it [in, out, on, off, down, into]
screw in [the nails, a bolt]
screw off the [lid, top]
screw the [lid] off
screwed into the [door, seat, surface]
screw it (down) in place
screwed [tightly, loosely]
UK: screwed up the piece of paper
US: crumpled up the piece of paper
UK: screwed it up into a ball
US: [scrunched, bunched] it up into a ball
screwed her face up (at)
slang: screw up the [meeting, date, project]
slang: you (really) screwed (it) up
vulgar, slang: [don't, quit, stop] screwing around
vulgar, slang: screw around at [school, work]
vulgar, slang: screw over your [friend, classmate, coworker]
vulgar, slang: screw your [friend] over
sexually explicit: he screwed her
vulgar, offensive, slang: screw you!

a [short, long, thick] screw
a [metal, plastic, wooden] screw
a [five-millimeter] screw
[nuts, bolts, nails] and screws
[twisted, extracted, forced] the screw
[tighten, loosen, turn] the screw
the [chair, unit, product] comes with screws
he must have a screw loose!
billiards: the player gave the ball some [back, foreword, side] screw
slang, UK: the screws [opened, monitored, closed] the (prison) cells
the government put the screws on the [farmers, bankers, opposition]
tighten the screws on [spending, tax havens, fraud]
the [news, decision, announcement] was a turn of the screw (for the community)
sexually explicit, slang: a [quick, great, fantastic, morning] screw

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'screw' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

strip - thread - cap - section - loose - leaf - lid - mounting - recess - attach - rusty - captive - clockwise - socket - toe - tap - pot - ratchet

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Collocations for "screw"

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