Etymology : Middle English, from Middle French escroe female screw, nut, from Medieval Latin scrofa, from Latin, sow
Pronunciation : skrü
Function : noun
Date : 15th century
1. metal fastener with a spiral grooved shaft; act of twisting or rotating; propeller; coercive pressure; sexual intercourse (Slang); miser, scrooge; old worn-out horse; salary, wages (British Slang); prison guard, warden. attach with a screw; turn or twist like a screw; twist, contort; apply pressure, apply force; extort; cheat, swindle; have sexual intercourse, copulate (Slang). cheat, shaft, get an unfair advantage (also see:
get screwed) Twice I tried to strike a deal with him and twice he screwed me. to play a hip-hop record at a slower speed, said to accentuate the bass and facilitate mixes with ballads. Also screw mixes, get my screw on. Originated in the late 80's, when Fresh Records released 12 " singles at 45 rpm. Many DJ's missed the speed designation and mistakenly played it at the slower 33 rpm speed. Many listeners began to intentionally request those records (esp. Mantronix's "Fresh is the Word ") at the slow speed. Now done with CD players with variable pitch (or vinyl). screw\screw\ (skr&udd;), n. [oe. scrue, of. escroue, escroe, female screw, f. écrou, l. scrobis a ditch, trench, in ll., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. d. schroef a screw, g. schraube, icel. skrūfa.].
2. 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.note: the screw, as a mechanical power, is a modification of the inclined plane, and may be regarded as a right-angled triangle wrapped round a cylinder, the hypotenuse of the marking the spiral thread of the screw, its base equaling the circumference of the cylinder, and its height the pitch of the thread.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. a steam vesel propelled by a screw instead of wheels; a screw steamer; a propeller.
6. an extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint; a niggard.
7. an instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor. [cant, american colleges].
8. a small packet of tobacco. [slang] hew.
9. an unsound or worn-out horse, useful as a hack, and commonly of good appearance. lytton.
10. (math.) 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.
11. (zo?l.) an amphipod crustacean; as, the skeleton screw (caprella). see:
sand screw, under sand.
12. 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.
13. Specifically, a kind of nail with a spiral thread and a head with a nick to receive the end of the screw-driver.
14. Screws are much used to hold together pieces of wood or to fasten something; called also wood screws, and screw nails.
15. See also Screw bolt, below.
16. Anything shaped or acting like a screw; esp., a form of wheel for propelling steam vessels.
17. It is placed at the stern, and furnished with blades having helicoidal surfaces to act against the water in the manner of a screw.
18. See Screw propeller, below.
19. A steam vesel propelled by a screw instead of wheels; a screw steamer; a propeller.
20. An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint; a niggard.
21. An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a student by an instructor.
22. A small packet of tobacco.
23. An unsound or worn-out horse, useful as a hack, and commonly of good appearance.
24. A straight line in space with which a definite linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated ).
25. 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.
26. An amphipod crustacean; as, the skeleton screw.
27. See Sand screw, under Sand.
28. 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.
29. To force; to squeeze; to press, as by screws.
30. Hence: To practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions.
31. To twist; to distort; as, to screw his visage.
32. To examine rigidly, as a student; to subject to a severe examination.
33. To use violent mans in making exactions; to be oppressive or exacting.
34. To turn one's self uneasily with a twisting motion; as, he screws about in his chair. a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions; "Screw the bottle cap on" cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion; "drive in screws or bolts" turn like a screw.
35. 1. A screw is a metal object similar to a nail, with a raised spiral line around it. You turn a screw using a screwdriver so that it goes through two things, for example two pieces of wood, and fastens them together. Each bracket is fixed to the wall with just three screws.
36. If you screw something somewhere or if it screws somewhere, you fix it in place by means of a screw or screws. I had screwed the shelf on the wall myself Screw down any loose floorboards I particularly like the type of shelving that screws to the wall.
37. A screw lid or fitting is one that has a raised spiral line on the inside or outside of it, so that it can be fixed in place by twisting. an ordinary jam jar with a screw lid.
38. If you screw something somewhere or if it screws somewhere, you fix it in place by twisting it round and round. Kelly screwed the silencer onto the pistol Screw down the lid fairly tightly several aluminium poles that screw together to give a maximum length of 10 yards.
39. If you screw something such as a piece of paper into a ball, you squeeze it or twist it tightly so that it is in the shape of a ball. He screwed the paper into a ball and tossed it into the fire.
40. If you screw your face or your eyes into a particular expression, you tighten the muscles of your face to form that expression, for example because you are in pain or because the light is too bright. He screwed his face into an expression of mock pain.
41. If someone screws someone else or if two people screw, they have sex together.
42. feelings Some people use screw in expressions such as screw you or screw that to show that they are not concerned about someone or something or that they feel contempt for them.
43. If someone says that they have been screwed, they mean that someone else has cheated them, especially by getting money from them dishonestly. They haven't given us accurate information. We've been screwed.
44. If someone screws something, especially money, out of you, they get it from you by putting pressure on you. For decades rich nations have been screwing money out of poor nations.
45. If you turn or tighten the screw on someone, you increase the pressure which is already on them, for example by using threats, in order to force them to do a particular thing. Parisian taxi drivers are threatening to mount a blockade to turn the screw on the government. In machine construction, a usually circular cylindrical member with a continuous spiral rib or thread, used either as a fastener or as a force and motion modifier. Various types of screws are used to clamp machine parts together. Wood screws are made in a wide variety of diameters and lengths; when using wood screws, small starting holes called pilot holes are often drilled first to avoid splitting the wood. Screws that modify force and motion are known as power screws. The screw is considered one of the five simple machines. See also wedge.
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