Definition of Screw

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Definition of Screw

Screw

A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation, having a continuous rib, called the thread, winding round it spirally at a constant inclination, so as to leave a continuous spiral groove between one turn and the next, -- used chiefly for producing, when revolved, motion or pressure in the direction of its axis, by the sliding of the threads of the cylinder in the grooves between the threads of the perforation adapted to it, the former being distinguished as the external, or male screw, or, more usually the screw; the latter as the internal, or female screw, or, more usually, the nut.

Specifically, a kind of nail with a spiral thread and a head with a nick to receive the end of the screw-driver. Screws are much used to hold together pieces of wood or to fasten something; -- called also wood screws, and screw nails. See also Screw bolt, below.

Anything shaped or acting like a screw; esp., a form of wheel for propelling steam vessels. It is placed at the stern, and furnished with blades having helicoidal surfaces to act against the water in the manner of a screw. See Screw propeller, below.

A steam vesel propelled by a screw instead of wheels; a screw steamer; a propeller.

An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint; a niggard.

An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor.

A small packet of tobacco.

An unsound or worn-out horse, useful as a hack, and commonly of good appearance.

A straight line in space with which a definite linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated (cf. 5th Pitch, 10 (b)). It is used to express the displacement of a rigid body, which may always be made to consist of a rotation about an axis combined with a translation parallel to that axis.

An amphipod crustacean; as, the skeleton screw (Caprella). See Sand screw, under Sand.

To turn, as a screw; to apply a screw to; to press, fasten, or make firm, by means of a screw or screws; as, to screw a lock on a door; to screw a press.

To force; to squeeze; to press, as by screws.

Hence: To practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions.

To twist; to distort; as, to screw his visage.

To examine rigidly, as a student; to subject to a severe examination.

To use violent mans in making exactions; to be oppressive or exacting.

To turn one's self uneasily with a twisting motion; as, he screws about in his chair.

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Screw Quotations

I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death.
George Carlin

The way to screw up somebody's life is to give them what they want.
Patrick Swayze

They're guys who want to screw around all the time, which interests me not at all. God knows we've done that, been there, and we don't want to do that any more.
Lauren Bacall

So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there. If we screw it up, start over. Try something else. If we wait until we've satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late.
Lee Iacocca

Why dont we get drunk and screw?
Jimmy Buffett

This stammer got me a home in Beverly Hills, and I'm not about to screw with it now.
Bob Newhart

If I have to apply five turns to the screw each day for the happiness of Argentina, I will do it.
Evita Peron

I admire people who just do the right thing, not looking to screw people up. I love all people.
Jessica Hahn

A manager's job is simple. For one hundred sixty-two games you try not to screw up all that smart stuff your organization did last December.
Earl Weaver

Screw them. Yeah. But not literally. I'm not advocating promiscuity.
Mark Hoppus

Screw Translations

screw in Danish is skrue
screw in Dutch is neuken, naaien
screw in Finnish is ruuvi
screw in French is vissent, vissez, vis, visser, vissons
screw in German is Schraube, Schraube/schrauben
screw in Norwegian is skrue
screw in Portuguese is parafuso
screw in Spanish is rosca, tornillo, atornillar
screw in Swedish is skruva, skruv

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