Betekenis van screw In het Nederlands

• 0 a thin, pointed piece of metal with a raised edge twisting round along its length and a flat top with a cut in it, used to join things together, especially pieces of wood

• 1 an act of twisting or turning done to fasten or tighten something:

  • Give it another screw to make sure the lid doesn't come off while we're travelling.

• 2 (a word used especially by prisoners) a prison guard

• 3 the act of sex, or a sexual partner:

  • I never feel like a screw when I wake up in the morning.

  • He's a really good screw.

• 4 →  thumbscrew

• 5 to fasten something using a screw:

  • Screw this piece of wood to the wall.

  • Screw these two pieces together.

  • We'll have to screw a hook into the wall.

  • This light bulb screws in.

  • The steel rods screw together.

• 6 to tighten the muscles of your face or part of your face into a particular expression, especially one of disapproval or pain:

  • He screwed his eyes tight shut against the bright light.

  • The woman at the breakfast table screwed her mouth into a grimace.

  • She screwed the bag up and threw it in the bin.

  • He screwed the letter into a ball and flung it away.

• 7 to fasten something by turning it or twisting it:

  • Screw the lid firmly on to the jar and shake well.

• 8 to cheat or deceive someone:

  • It was only after we'd had the car for a few days that we realized we'd been screwed by the dealer.

• 9 to have sex with someone:

  • They say he's screwing the boss's wife.

• 10 a thin piece of metal, usually with a pointed end and a flat top shaped to hold a tool, that is forced into wood or metal by turning, and is used esp. to join two pieces or to hold something in place

• 11 to cheat or deceive someone:

  • He really got screwed on that stock tip.

• 12 to fasten objects with a screw:

  • The shelves were screwed to the wall.

  • Screw the lid onto the jar.

  • [ M ] Just screw in that loose bulb.