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- DictionaryScrew/skro͞o/
noun
- 1. a short, slender, sharp-pointed metal pin with a raised helical thread running around it and a slotted head, used to join things together by being rotated so that it pierces wood or other material and is held tightly in place.
- 2. an act of turning a screw or other object having a thread.
verb
- 1. fasten or tighten with a screw or screws: "screw the hinge to your new door"
- 2. cheat or swindle (someone), especially by charging them too much for something: informal "if you do what they tell you, you're screwed"