to screw
- verb
- /skruː/
- I need to screw this piece into the wall to secure the shelf.
OK, so, so they screw it and glue it down.
- OK, so, so they screw it and glue it down.
- And then while it's stable, pre drill and screw in the drive drive in this.
- OK, so you're supposed to screw these guys on the brush.
- Whereas this you screw it onto a surface.
Examples
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And then I welded on these mounting ears to help screw this piece of acrylic down.
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OK, so they screw in like little bottle tops.
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There we go, and then I can screw the second arm in.
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We're going to actually screw that in first.
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Push these all back in, screw it back on.
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Oh, and then I can screw it in here.
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So if you look there, it's going to screw in to there.
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Whereas this you screw it onto a surface.
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So this means I will have to screw a thin slice of board later on.
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James closed the ledger and screwed on the top of the Waterman pen.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
To turn something so it becomes a curved or spiral shape
To push a nail, screw, or bolt into a surface using a tool
Turn something by using a twisting force, for example with a wrench to tighten a bolt
Attach something to a wall or wood by turning a metal piece into it
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
A metal screw with the same width along its length used with a nut or in a threaded hole
- Specialized
A screw with a finished head that you screw into a threaded hole to hold machine parts together
- US
A large strong screw with a square or six-sided head driven with a wrench into wood to hold heavy things
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A screw with a cross-shaped slot in its head that you turn with a matching screwdriver
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A tool that lifts heavy things by turning a screw, often used to raise a car
- Archaic
A long round object with rotating fins that measures how fast a ship moves in water
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A kind of orchid that has tall stems and a spiral of small white, sweet-smelling flowers
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A dry-land shrub or small tree with spiral seed pods from the US Southwest and Mexico
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A sweet spiral seed pod from a dry-land tree that animals eat or people grind into meal
A tropical tree with strong roots that grow above the ground, long narrow leaves, and conelike edible fruit
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A machine that uses a long turned metal rod to squeeze liquid from solid things
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A device with angled blades that turns to push a boat or plane forward
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A raised spiral on a screw or bolt makes it hold things when you turn it
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A group of woody plants including Pandanus and similar species with long fibrous leaves
- Australian
A tropical plant with long strong leaves people use to weave mats and hats
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A small metal part with flat side pieces you can turn by hand to hold things together
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Etymology
The verb screw meaning 'to fasten by turning' comes from the same root as the metal fastener and originally meant 'to turn' or 'twist', so to screw a lid on is to turn a spiral into place.