screw
A device that has a helical functionA device that has a helical function.: A simple machine, a helical inclined plane.
» Tom screwed in the light bulb.
Tom schraubte die Glühbirne hinein.
Том вкрутил лампочку.
Том вкрутив лампочку.
Meaning
18 sensesA device that has a helical function.
A simple machine, a helical inclined plane.
Schraube
винтvint
a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a partially or completely threaded shank, sometimes with a threaded point, and a head used to both hold the top material and to drive the screw either directly into a soft material or into a prepared hole.
Schraube
винтvint, шуру́пšurúp
гвинтhvynt, шуру́пšurúp
a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
A ship's propeller.
Schraube, Schiffsschraube
винтvint, пропе́ллерpropéller
пропе́лерpropéler
An Archimedes screw.
A steam vessel propelled by a screw instead of wheels.
The motion of screwing something; a turn or twist to one side.
(derogatory, slang)A prison guard.
Wächter, Aufpasser, Wärter
вертуха́йvertuxáj
(derogatory, slang)An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint.
(US, dated, slang)An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor.
(slang, vulgar)Sexual intercourse; the act of screwing.
Schrauben, Einschrauben, Anschrauben
slang for sexual intercourse
(slang, vulgar)A casual sexual partner.
Backspin.
Examples
308 sentencesTom screwed in the light bulb.
Том вкрутив лампочку.
ruТом вкрутил лампочку.
deTom schraubte die Glühbirne hinein.
You're going to screw this up.
Tom promised not to screw up.
How small a screw do you need?
deWie klein muss die Schraube sein, die du brauchst?
We screwed up there.
Ми там облажалися.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 4
By meaning 4
Origin
From Middle English screw, scrue (“screw”); apparently, despite the difference in meaning,From Middle English screw, scrue (“screw”); apparently, despite the difference in meaning, from Old French escroue (“nut, cylindrical socket, screwhole”), from Latin scrōfa (“female pig”) through comparison with the corkscrew shape of a pig's penis. There is also the Old French escruve (“screw”), from Old Dutch *scrūva ("screw"; whence Middle Dutch schruyve (“screw”)), which probably influenced or conflated with the aforementioned, resulting in the Middle English word.
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Forms
plural: screwsSynonyms
17 synonyms- a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air:screw propeller
- slang for sexual intercourse:fuckfuckingscrewingassnookynookiepiece of asspiece of tail
- someone who guards prisoners:prison guardjailerjailorgaolerturnkey