noun
This screw is too small to hold that door hinge
The screw of a spiral staircase should not be too small for safety
When arrested for kerb-crawling, he said that he was just looking for a screw
I believe that someone put the screws on him to leave town
verb
Screw the bolt in clockwise
They screwed him by convincing him that the bonds were real. He was screwed out of all his savings
screw up
I screwed up my courage to ask for a salary increase
It is hard to see how they could have screwed up such a simple operation
At the suggestion of cauliflower, Ambrose screwed up his face in displeasure
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