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Definition screw in American English

screw noun

[countable] noun
/skru/
1

a thin pointed piece of metal that is used for fastening one thing to another. It has a raised twisted part on it called a thread. You push and turn it with a screwdriver instead of hitting it with a hammer like a nail

Example

I took out the screws to get the door off.

Example

Two screws hold the blade in position.

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2

an act of having sex

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2.1

a sexual partner

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Definition screw in American English