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to screw into

to screw into

1 2.8
Attach something to a wall or wood by turning a metal piece into it
  • phrasal verb
  • /skruː ˈɪntuː/
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  • So I've got one of these little shower head and test plugs here, and I can just screw it straight into the top and then that'll let us turn it on.
  • screw into place
  • screw into the wall
  • screw into the socket

It kind of spins out, screws into the bottom.

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Examples

  • It comes with this metal piece which screws into the cane and then screws into the handle.

  • So the back plate goes on OK, that screws into those heat sinks.

  • So now that gets screwed into the bottom here.

  • I'm also going to then screw these into here like this.

  • OK, I'm going to screw it into the bottom and see if it works.

  • The cooler screwed into the case.

  • Hornbeck found the keys in the closet, hanging on a hook that had been screwed into the door frame.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • So what I like to do, because I don't want to throw them away, is to screw them into a threaded sleeve.

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  • Think I want to have a piece of copper as a base plate that we can screw into this and then the faucet comes out and then a switch for the pump.

  • I purchased three casters and screwed into the bottom of the empty electrical spool.

Synonyms

to screw
vsto screw into
245 1.2

To fasten something by turning it into wood or metal

attaches by turning a threaded metal fastener into the surface
to fix
vsto screw into
218 1.0

To attach something firmly so it does not move

is done by turning a threaded metal fastener rather than general securing
to fasten
vsto screw into
68 1.6

Hold something in place so it cannot move

is specifically achieved by turning a threaded metal fastener into a surface
to affix
vsto screw into
18 5.0

To attach something to another thing by sticking or fastening it

attaches by turning a threaded metal fastener into the surface
to drive in
vsto screw into
7 4.0

To push a nail, screw, or bolt into a surface using a tool

uses a threaded fastener turned into place rather than simply forcing it

Antonyms

to detach
16 3.9

To take something off from what it is connected to

How Firm

to screw into
1 2.8
to nail
85 1.0
to tack onto
1 5.4
to stick on
25 2.7

Surface Forms

screw into infinitive
screwed into past
screwed into past participle
screwing into present participle
screws into third person singular

Morphology

screw + into

The meaning 'to attach or fasten by turning a screw into something' is directly derivable from 'screw' (to turn/secure by threading) plus the preposition 'into' (movement/insertion inside). This verb + preposition composition is compositional and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Screw into comes from the simple action of using a screw and turning it into wood or metal. When the screw is turned so it goes in and holds pieces together, screw into means 'to attach or fasten by twisting a screw into something'.