RE: Find out how much you're getting screwed...
December 24, 2017 at 2:54 pm
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Quote:2 screw
verb
Definition of screw
transitive verb
1 a (1) : to attach, fasten, or close by means of a screw
(2) : to unite or separate by means of a screw or a twisting motion
(3) : to press tightly in a device (such as a vise) operated by a screw
(4) : to operate, tighten, or adjust by means of a screw
(5) : to torture by means of a thumbscrew
b : to cause to rotate spirally about an axis
2 a (1) : to twist into strained configurations : contort
screwed up his face
(2) : squint
(3) : crumple
b : to furnish with a spiral groove or ridge : thread
3 : to increase the intensity, quantity, or capability of
trying to screw up courage to confess —Will Scott
4 a (1) : to mistreat or exploit through extortion, trickery, or unfair actions; especially : to deprive of or cheat out of something due or expected
(2) : to treat so as to bring about injury or loss (as to a person's reputation)
use the available Federal machinery to screw our political enemies —J. W. Dean III
—often used as a generalized curse
screw you!
b : to extract by pressure or threat
5 vulgar : to copulate with
intransitive verb
1 : to rotate like or as a screw
2 : to turn or move with a twisting or writhing motion
3 vulgar : copulate
— screwer noun
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