screw is on the Basic English 850 List.
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Singular
screw

Plural
screws

 
Some screws and a coin
  1. (countable) A screw is a small metal thing for holding pieces of wood together. You turn it to move it in or out of the wood.
    I need some screws to hold the shelf to the wall.
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Plain form
screw

Third-person singular
screws

Past tense
screwed

Past participle
screwed

Present participle
screwing

 
  1. If you screw in a screw, you put it into a piece of wood by turning it.
    I screwed the hinge into the door.
  2. (slang) If you say, "screw this", you decide not to do it because you are frustrated.
    Screw this, I will just sit here and do nothing all day.
  3. (slang) (vulgar) If you screw someone, you have sex with them.