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What is the verb for screw?

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screw
  1. (transitive) To connect or assemble pieces using a screw.
  2. (transitive, slang) To cheat someone or ruin their chances in a game or other situation. Sometimes used in the form "screw over".
  3. (transitive) To apply pressure on; to put the screws on.
  4. To practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions.
  5. (transitive) To contort.
  6. (soccer, transitive) To miskick (a ball) by hitting it with the wrong part of the foot.
  7. (billiard, snooker, pool) To screw back.
  8. (US, slang, dated) To examine (a student) rigidly; to subject to a severe examination.
  9. Synonyms:
      10. twist, turn, wind, coil, spiral, tighten, twine, work, rotate, spin, work in, screw in, fasten, attach, fix, bolt, secure, clamp, rivet, batten, tack, nail, pin, join, clip, hitch, link, stick, bind, connect, tie, couple, anchor, bond, glue, weld, moor, cement, lash, peg, make fast, yoke, affix, set, chain, append, tether, annex, fuse, strap … more
  10. Examples:
      11. “Place the screw through the item to be installed and screw it into the plug.”
      “Apply hot glue along the inside edge of the lid and, while it is still hot, screw the lid onto the jar.”
      “Trying hard not to screw his face in disgust, Freid shook his head.”
screwed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of screw
  2. Synonyms:
      3. twisted, turned, winded, wound, coiled, spiraled, spiralled, tightened, twined, worked, wrought, rotated, spun, span, worked in, curled, weaved, wove, looped, snaked, wrapped around, wrapped, wrapt, twirled, meandered, curved, bended, bent, zigzagged, plaited, swirled, swerved, corkscrewed, wreathed, twisted and turned, wormed, wrenched, writhed, wrothe, wrested, entwined, swung, skewed round, encircled, unscrewed, turned around, skewed, swang, rambled, veered … more
screwing
  1. present participle of screw
  2. Synonyms:
      3. twisting, turning, winding, coiling, spiraling, spiralling, tightening, twining, working, rotating, spinning, working in, weaving, meandering, curving, zigzagging, bending, looping, snaking, curling, swerving, corkscrewing, wrapping around, twisting and turning, worming, wreathing, wrenching, wresting, writhing, skewing round, unscrewing, skewing, turning around, encircling, swinging, rambling, veering, slithering, convoluting, wheeling, whirling, swirling, deviating, diverging, twirling, pivoting, swiveling, swivelling, whipping, diverting … more
screws
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of screw
  2. Synonyms:
      3. twists, turns, winds, coils, spirals, tightens, twines, works, rotates, spins, works in, weaves, curves, bends, zigzags, meanders, worms, snakes, loops, wreathes, wrests, writhes, wrenches, curls, swerves, corkscrews, unscrews, turns around, skews round, swings, skews, encircles, wraps around, twists and turns, fastens, fixes, bolts, secures, clamps, rivets, battens, tacks, nails, pins, annexes, joins, clips, hitches, welds, pegs … more
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