Screw meaning

What does “screw” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“screw” is a noun and verb with 10 meanings. Its most common meaning is: someone who guards prisoners.

screw

noun

  1. someone who guards prisoners

  2. a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole

  3. a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air

  4. a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head

  5. slang for sexual intercourse

verb

  1. have sexual intercourse with

    “This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm”

    “Adam knew Eve”

  2. turn like a screw

  3. cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion

    “drive in screws or bolts”

    Synonymsdrive in
  4. tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions

    “Screw the bottle cap on”

    Oppositesunscrew
  5. defeat someone through trickery or deceit

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University