screw meaning and definition

SCREW noun

Definition of screw (noun)

1. someone who guards prisoners
   • synonyms: gaoler, jailer, jailor, prison guard, turnkey
2. a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
3. a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air
   • synonyms: screw propeller
4. a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
5. slang for sexual intercourse
   • synonyms: ass, fuck, fucking, nookie, nooky, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, screwing, shag, shtup

SCREW verb

Definition of screw (verb)

1. have sexual intercourse with
   • "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
   • synonyms: bang, be intimate, bed, 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, hump, jazz, know, lie with, love, make love, make out, roll in the hay, sleep together, sleep with
2. turn like a screw
3. cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion
   • "drive in screws or bolts"
   • synonyms: drive in
4. tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions
   • "Screw the bottle cap on"
   • antonym: unscrew
5. defeat someone through trickery or deceit
   • synonyms: cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey, shaft