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. — deniko
ruТом вкрутил лампочку. — afyodor
deTom schraubte die Glühbirne hinein. — brauchinet
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? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We screwed up there.
Ми там облажалися. — deniko
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