screw (redirected from have head screwed on the right way)

screw  (skr) n. 1. a. A cylindrical rod incised with one or more helical or advancing spiral threads, as a lead screw or worm screw. b. The tapped collar or socket that receives this rod. 2. A metal pin with incised threads and a broad slotted head that can be driven as a fastener by turning with a screwdriver, especially: a. A tapered and pointed wood screw. b. A cylindrical and flat-tipped machine screw. 3. A device having a helical form, such as a corkscrew. 4. A propeller. 5. A twist or turn of or as if of a screw. 6. Slang a. A prison guard. b. The turnkey of a jail. 7. Vulgar Slang The act or an instance of having sexual intercourse. 8. Chiefly British Slang a. Salary; wages. b. A small paper packet, as of tobacco. c. An old broken-down horse. d. A stingy or crafty bargainer. v. screwed, screw·ing, screws v.tr. 1. To drive or tighten (a screw). 2. a. To fasten, tighten, or attach by or as if by means of a screw. b. To attach (a tapped or threaded fitting or cap) by twisting into place. c. To rotate (a part) on a threaded axis. 3. To contort (one's face). 4. Slang To take advantage of; cheat: screwed me out of the most lucrative sales territory. 5. Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse with. v.intr. 1. To turn or twist. 2. a. To become attached by means of the threads of a screw. b. To be capable of such attachment. 3. Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse. Phrasal Verbs: screw around 1. Slang To act or fool around aimlessly or in a confused way and accomplish nothing. 2. Vulgar Slang To be sexually promiscuous. screw up 1. To muster or summon up: screwed up my courage. 2. Slang To make a mess of (an undertaking). 3. Slang To injure; damage: Lifting those boxes really screwed up my back. 4. Slang To make neurotic or anxious. Idiom: have a screw loose Slang 1. To behave in an eccentric manner. 2. To be insane. [Middle English skrewe, from Old French escrove, female screw, nut, perhaps from Medieval Latin scrfa, from Latin, sow; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots.] screwa·ble adj. screwer n.

screw left to right: round-head machine screw, flat-head wood screw, and round-head wood screw

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screw

Noun

1. a metal pin with a spiral ridge along its length, twisted into materials to fasten them together

2. a threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded cylindrical hole

3. a thread in a cylindrical hole corresponding with the one on the screw with which it is designed to engage

4. anything resembling a screw in shape

5. Slang a prison guard

6. Taboo slang an act of or partner in sexual intercourse

7. have a screw loose Informal to be insane

8. put the screws on Slang to use force on or threatening behaviour against

Verb

1. to rotate (a screw or bolt) so as to drive it into or draw it out of a material

2. to twist or turn: she screwed up the sheet of paper

3. to attach or fasten with or as if with a screw or screws

4. Informal to take advantage of, esp. illegally: screwed by big business

5. Informal to distort or contort: his face was screwed up in pain

6. (often foll. by out of)Informal to force out of; extort

7. Taboo slang to have sexual intercourse (with)

8. have one's head screwed on the right way Informal to be sensible

See also screw up [French escroe]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	screw - someone who guards prisoners         gaoler, jailer, jailor, prison guard, turnkey keeper - someone in charge of other people; "am I my brother's keeper?" law officer, lawman, peace officer - an officer of the law
	2.	screw - a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole inclined plane - a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal
	3.	screw - a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air screw propeller outboard motor, outboard - internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat propeller, propellor - a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
	4.	screw - a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head Allen screw - a screw with a hexagonal hole in the head bolt - a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener cap screw - a threaded screw for machine parts; screws into a tapped hole fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place head - a projection out from one end; "the head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin" machine screw - a screw used either with a nut or with a tapped hole; slotted head can be driven by a screwdriver metal screw - screw made of metal Phillips screw - a screw with a special head having crossed slots screw thread, thread - the raised helical rib going around a screw setscrew - a screw (often without a head) that fits into the boss or hub of a wheel or cam etc. and prevents motion of the part relative to the shaft on which it is mounted setscrew - a screw that is used to adjust the tension on a spring thumbscrew - screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers woodscrew - a metal screw that tapers to a point so that it can be driven into wood with a screwdriver worm - screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
	5.	screw - slang for sexual intercourse fuck, fucking, nookie, nooky, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, screwing, shtup, ass, shag carnal knowledge, coition, coitus, sex act, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, sexual relation, copulation, intercourse, relation, congress - the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur dirty word, vulgarism, obscenity, smut, filth - an offensive or indecent word or phrase jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
Verb	1.	screw - have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" bonk, do it, eff, fuck, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, be intimate, lie with, make love, roll in the hay, sleep together, sleep with, hump, jazz, love, bed, bang, make out, know neck, make out - kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion; "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car" have, take - have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable" fornicate - have sex without being married copulate, mate, couple, pair - engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring" archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression
	2.	screw - turn like a screw screw up - screw or turn higher revolve, rotate, go around - turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire"
	3.	screw - cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion; "drive in screws or bolts" drive in revolve, rotate, go around - turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire"
	4.	screw - tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions; "Screw the bottle cap on" tighten, fasten - make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire" unscrew - loosen by turning; "unscrew the bottle cap"
	5.	screw - defeat someone through trickery or deceit chicane, chouse, jockey, shaft, cheat beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"

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screw

noun 1. nail, pin, tack, rivet, fastener, spike

verb 2. fasten, fix, attach, bolt, clamp, rivet

verb 3. turn, twist, tighten, work in

verb 4. (Informal) contort, twist, distort, contract, wrinkle, warp, crumple, deform, pucker

verb 5. (Informal) cheat, do (slang) rip (someone) off (slang) skin (slang) trick, con, stiff (slang) sting (informal) deceive, fleece, dupe, overcharge, rook (slang) bamboozle (informal) diddle (informal) take (someone) for a ride (informal) put one over on (someone) (informal) pull a fast one (on someone) (informal) take to the cleaners (informal) sell a pup (to) (slang) hornswoggle (slang)

verb 6. (Informal) (often with out of) squeeze, wring, extract, wrest, bleed someone of something put the screws on someone (Slang) coerce, force, compel, drive, squeeze, intimidate, constrain, oppress, pressurize, browbeat, press-gang, bring pressure to bear on, hold a knife to someone's throat

screw something up

1. contort, contract, wrinkle, knot, knit, distort, crumple, pucker

2. (Informal) bungle, botch, mess up, spoil, bitch (up) (slang) queer (informal) cock up Brit. (slang) mishandle, make a mess of (slang) mismanage, make a hash of (informal) make a nonsense of, bodge (informal) flub U.S. (slang) louse up (slang) crool or cruel Austral. (slang)

Translations

screw [skruː] n → tornillo (= propeller); hélice f

vt → atornillar;

to screw sth to the wall → fijar algo a la pared con tornillos

screw up vt [+ paper, material etc] → arrugar;

(col) (= ruin); fastidiar;

to screw up one's eyes → arrugar el entrecejo;

to screw up one's face → torcer or arrugar la cara

screw [skruː] n → vis f (= propeller); hélice f

vt (also: screw in) → visser;

(inf!) [+ woman]; baiser (!);

to screw sth to the wall → visser qch au mur;

to have one's head screwed on (fig) → avoir la tête sur les épaules

screw up vt [+ paper etc] → froisser;

(inf) (= ruin); bousiller;

to screw up one's eyes → se plisser les yeux;

to screw up one's face → faire la grimace

screw [skruː] n → Schraube f

vt → schrauben;

(inf!) → bumsen (!);

to screw sth in → etw einschrauben;

to screw sth to the wall → etw an der Wand festschrauben;

to have one's head screwed on (fig) → ein vernünftiger Mensch sein

screw up screw vt (paper etc) → zusammenknüllen;

(inf) (ruin) → vermasseln;

to screw up one's eyes screw → die Augen zusammenkneifen

screw [skruː] n → vite f (= propeller); elica

vt → avvitare;

to screw sth to the wall → fissare qc al muro con viti

screw up vt [+ paper, material] → spiegazzare;

(col) (= ruin); mandare a monte;

to screw up one's face → fare una smorfia

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screw

n screw [skruː]

1 a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.skroefلَوْلَب، بُرْغيвинтšroubskruedie Schraubeβίδαtornillokruviپيچ بدون مهرهruuvivisבּוֹרֶגपेंचvijak, šarafcsavarsekrupskrúfaviteねじ나사(못)varžtasskrūveskruschroefskrueśrubaparafusoşurubвинт, болт, шурупskrutkavijakšrafskruvตะปูควงvida螺絲釘гвинтپیچđinh vít螺丝钉

2 an action of twisting a screw etc He tightened it by giving it another screw.skroef, draaiدَوَران اللولَب، لَوْلَبَهзавинтванеotočení šroubuomdrejningdas Anziehenστρίψιμοvueltakeere, vintچرخشkiertäminentour de visהַברָגָהफेरzavrtanje, šarafljenje(be)csavarásmenyekrupskrúfgangur, snúninguravvitataひとねじり(나사의) 한 번 죄기suveržimas, prisukimasskrūves pagriešana/pievilkšanamemutar skrudraai van een schroefskruing, omdreiningprzykręcenieapertadelastrângere a şu­ru­buluiповорот винтаotočenie skrutkyprivijanjezašrafljivanjeåtskruvningสลักเกลียวburma, dönme擰поворот гвинтаپیچ کسنے کا عملsự xiết con vít拧

v

1 to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.skroefيُثْبِت باللولَبзавинтвам (се)(při)šroubovatskrueschraubenβιδώνω, βιδώνομαιatornillar(külge) kruvimaپيچ كردنruuvata, ruuvautua(se) visserלְהַברִיגपेंच कसनाzavrtiti, zašarafiti(rá)csavar; csavarodikmemasangskrúfa(st)avvitareねじ付ける나사로 고정하다priveržti, prisukti[]skrūvēt; skrūvētiesmenskruschroevenskru, feste med skruerprzyśrubowaćaparafusara fixaпривинчивать(ся)(za)skrutkovaťprivitizašrafitiskruva[] fastซ่อมด้วยตะปูควงvidalamak擰（緊）скріплювати гвинтом; пригвинчуватиپیچ سے مثبت کرناbắt vít拧（紧）

2 to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.ingeskroef, ingedraaiيَبْرُم اللولَبзавъртам(za/od)šroubovatskrueanschraubenβιδώνω, ξεβιδώνωenroscar, apretarkeeramaمحكم كردنkiertää(dé)visserלְהַברִיגफेरनाfiksirati ili otpustiti uvrtanjem(be)csavar; lecsavarmemasang/melepaskanskrúfaavvitare; svitareねじこむ(비)틀어 죄다prisukti, įsukti, atsuktipieskrūvēt; atskrūvēt; pieskrūvēties; atskrūvētiesmemasanguitschroeven, afschroevenvri rundt/av, dreie, strammeprzykręcać, odkręcać(des)aparafusara înşurubaзавинчивать; отвинчивать(za / od)skrutkovaťpriviti, odvitiodšrafitiskruva[] fast (i, på), skruva[] ur (av, loss)ซ่อมด้วยการบิดเข้าไปçevirmek, döndürerek sıkmak旋緊或旋松пригвинчувати; відгвинчуватиگھما کر لگانا یا نکالناvặn chặt旋紧或旋松

3 (slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with). naaiيُضاجِعимам полово сношение с някойšoustat, jebatbollevögelnγαμώ, κάνω σεξ με κπ. (λαϊκ.)echar un polvo, joder, follarkeppimaهمخوابگيbaiser“לִדפוֹק”spolno općenjemegdug vkitbersanggamachiavare, fotteredulkinti(s)drātēt; drātētiesmelakukan seksneuken, naaienpuleprzelecieć (kogoś)переспать (с кем-л.), трахать (кого-л.)súložiťjebatiimati seksknullaร่วมรักdüzmek, düzüşmek（俗，俚）性交мати статеві зносиниمباشرت کرناgiao cấu với nhau（俗，俚）性交

4 (slang) to cheat or take advantage of They screwed you – these are not real diamonds.verneukيَخْدَعизмамвамošidit, napálitsnyde; tage røven påverarschenεξαπατώ (λαϊκ.)timar, clavarkeeramaكلاه سر كسي گذاشتنpigeonner“לִדפוֹק”prevaritiátver vkitmenipufregareだますapgauti, apsuktipiešmauktmenipuafzetten, oplichtenlure, svindleoszukaćобманутьoklamať, podviesťjebatiprevaritiluraโกงaldatmak, kazıklamak（俚）欺騙，詐騙надуритиدھوکا دینا یا فائدہ اٹھاناlừa đảo ai（俚）欺骗，诈骗

n ˈscrewdriver

a kind of tool for turning screws. skroewedraaierمِفَك البَراغيотверкаšroubovákskruetrækkerder Schraubenzieherκατσαβίδιdestornilladorkruvikeerajaآچار پيچ گوشتيruuvimeisselitournevisמַברֵגपेचकशodvijač, odvrtačcsavarhúzóobengskrúfjárncacciaviteねじ回し나사 돌리개atsuktuvasskrūvgriezispemutar skruschroevedraaierskruetrekkerśrubokrętchave de parafusosşurubelniţăотвёрткаskrutkovačizvijačšrafcigerskruvmejselไขควงtornavida螺絲刀викруткаپیچ کسcái tua vít螺丝刀

be/get screwed

(slang) be cheated You've been screwed – it's not worth more than $10.verneuk wordيُخْدَعпреметвам някогоbýt ošizen, napálenblive snydtleid tunπέφτω θύμα απάτηςser víctima de un timo (te han timado)tillist tõmmatudفريب خوردهsääliäavoir pitié deרִימוּ אוֹתוֹbiti postariji, ostaritiátvertektertipufinna til meðessere fregato気の毒に思う자신하다, 확신하다būti apgautam/apsuktamtikt piešmauktamditipuzeker van zichzelf zijnløpe løpsk, rasebyć/zostać oszukanymter pena dea-i părea rău de, a avea milă deоказаться облапошаннымdať sa napáliť, oklamaťbiti ogoljufanprevarenbli luradถูกโกงkazıklanmak同情的обдуренийدھوکا کھاناlừa đảo暴跳如雷

have a screw loose

(of a person) to be a bit mad. effens malيُخْدَعхлопа ми дъскатаnemít to v hlavě v pořádkuhave en skrue løseine Schraube locker habenμου έχει λασκάρει η βίδα, είμαι λίγο παλαβόςfaltarle un tornillokruvid logisevad (peas)يك تخته كم داشتنolla ruuvi löysälläêtre un peu fêlé“חַסֵר לוֹ בּוֹרֵג”fali mu daska u glavihiányzik egy kerekesintingvera með lausa skrúfuavere una rotella fuori posto少し頭の変な정신이 좀 이상하다trūksta vieno šulotrūkt vienai skrūvīteisewelze niet allemaal hebbenha en skrue løsmieć niedobrze w głowiefaltar-lhe um parafusoa fi cam ţicnitбыть не в своём уме; винтика не хватаетnemať to v hlave v poriadkumanjkati (komu) eno kolescebiti pomalo ljutha en skruv lösสติแตกbir tahtası eksik olmak精神有點不大正常без клепки; клепки з голови загубивدیوانہ ہوناhơi gàn, lập dị精神有点不大正常

put the screws on

to use force or pressure in dealing with a person If he won't give us the money, we'll have to put the screws on (him).dring, forseerيَضْغَط على، يَسْتَعْمِل القُوَّه معупражнявам натискzmáčknout (ho)give tommelskruer påunter Druck setzenασκώ πίεση σε κπ.presionar a alguiensurvet avaldamaكسي را در فشار گذاشتنpainostaaforcer la main àלִלחוֹץ עַל-prisilitikényszerítmenekanherða að (e-m), beita þvingunum(usare le maniere forti con)圧力をかける강압하다primygti, paspaustiizdarīt spiedienu; piežmiegtmemberi tekanande duimschroeven aandoenlegge press på, sette tommeskruene på`przycisnąć`pôr pressão sobrea forţa mâna (cuiva)нажатьpritlačiť k stenepriviti (koga)pritisnutidra åt tumskruvarna, öka pressenบังคับ; ขู่เข็ญ; คาดคั้นsıkıştırmak, zorlamak施加壓力закручувати гайкиزور زبردستی کرناgây sức ép施加压力

screw up

1 to twist or wrinkle (the face or features) The baby screwed up its face and began to cry.frommelيُقَطِّبُ جبينَه، يَعْبِسбръчкамzkřivitforvrængeverziehenστραβώνω, στραβομουτσουνιάζωarrugar, torcerkrimpsutamaچهره در هم كشيدنvääntää(se) crisperלְעַווֵת פָּנִיםpritegnuti, naboratielfintorítja az arcátmengerutkan mukasetja upp skeifu, gretta/krumpastorcereゆがめる찡그리다surauktisaviebtiesterpusingvertrekkenfordreie, forvrengewykrzywić twarzcontorcera (se) crispaморщить лицо, поджимать губыskriviťnamrdniti seiskrivitirynkaทำหน้าบูดเบี้ยวburuşturmak, kırıştırmak繃著臉морщитися; скривитисяمنہ بنانا، تیوری چڑھاناmím môi绷着脸

2 to crumple She screwed up the letter.opfrommelيُجَعِّد، يَطْعَجсмачквамzmačkatkrølle sammenzerknüllenτσαλακώνωestrujar, arrugarkägardamaمچاله كردنrypistää palloksifroisserלִמעוֹךzgužvatiösszegyűrmeremaskrumpa, vöðla samanaccartocciareもみくしゃにする(종이 등을) 구기다glamžytisaburzītmerenyukverfrommelenkrølle sammenzgnieśćamassara mo­to­toliскомкатьskrčiťzmečkatizabrljatiknycklaขยำburuşturmak弄皺зібгати, зім'ятиپھاڑ کر ٹکڑے کر دیناkết thúc một cách đột ngột弄皱

3 (slang) to bungle; to make a mess of He screwed up again; Plan it carefully – I don't want you to screw things up.opmorsيُشيعُ فَوْضىоплесквам нещоpokazit, zpackatforkludredurcheinander bringenτα θαλασσώνω, τα κάνω μούσκεμα (λαϊκ.)meter la pata, cagarlaperse keeramaخرابكاري كردنmerder“לְפָשֵל”uprskati, pokvaritieltol, elszúrmembuat berantakanincasinareぶちこわすsugadinti, sumauti, sujauktisalaist grīstē, saputrotmenyebabkan sesuatu habis punahverprutsen, verpestenforkludre, ødeleggespartaczyć, spieprzyćзавалить; напортачитьzbabraťzajebatizabrljatisumpa, trassla tillทำพลาดไปyüzüne gözüne bulaştırmak（俚）弄糟；攪亂псувати роботуستیاناس کر دیناlàm vụng, làm dối（俚）弄糟；搅乱

screw up one's courage

to make oneself brave enough to do something He screwed up his courage to ask her to marry him.jouself moed inpraatيَسْتَجْمِع شَجاعَتَهсъбирам смелостodhodlat setage mod til sigseinen Mut zusammennehmenβρίσκω το θάρροςarmarse de valorjulgust kogumaبه خود دلو جرات دادنkoota rohkeutensaà deux prendre son courage mainsלְהַרהִיב עוֹזइतना साहस करना कि किसी निश्चित स्थिरता तक पहुंच जाना, दृढ़ निश्चय पर पहुंचने का साहस करनाprikupiti hrabrostösszeszedi a bátorságátmemberanikan diriherða upp hugannfarsi coraggio勇気を出す용기를 내다sukaupti drąsąsaņemties; sasparotiesmembuat seseorang berani untuk melakukan sesuatumoed verzamelensamle alt sitt motzebrać się na odwagęfazer das tripas coraçãoсобрать всё своё мужествоodhodlať saopogumiti seskupiti hrabrostta mod till sigพยายามกล้าให้พอที่จะทำสิ่งที่อันตรายหรือสิ่งที่ไม่ชอบcesaretini toplamak鼓起勇气підбадьоритися; набратися сміливостіہمت جٹاناlấy hết can đảm鼓起勇气