[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

screw \screw\ skrudd, n. oe. scrue, of. escroue, escroe,
   female screw, f. 'ecrou, l. scrobis a ditch, trench, in
   ll., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. d. schroef a
   screw, g. schraube, icel. skr=ufa.
   1. 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.
      1913 webster

   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.
         1913 webster

   2. 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.
      1913 webster

   3. 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.
      1913 webster

   4. a steam vesel propelled by a screw instead of wheels; a
      screw steamer; a propeller.
      1913 webster

   5. an extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint; a niggard.
      --thackeray.
      1913 webster

   6. an instructor who examines with great or unnecessary
      severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a
      student by an instructor. cant, american colleges
      1913 webster

   7. a small packet of tobacco. slang --mayhew.
      1913 webster

   8. an unsound or worn-out horse, useful as a hack, and
      commonly of good appearance. --ld. lytton.
      1913 webster

   9. 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.
          1913 webster

   10. zool. an amphipod crustacean; as, the skeleton screw
       caprella. see sand screw, under sand.
       1913 webster

   archimedes screw, compound screw, foot screw, etc. see
      under archimedes, compound, foot, etc.

   a screw loose, something out of order, so that work is not
      done smoothly; as, there is a screw loose somewhere. --h.
      martineau.

   endless screw, or perpetual screw, a screw used to give
      motion to a toothed wheel by the action of its threads
      between the teeth of the wheel; -- called also a worm.
      

   lag screw. see under lag.

   micrometer screw, a screw with fine threads, used for the
      measurement of very small spaces.

   right and left screw, a screw having threads upon the
      opposite ends which wind in opposite directions.

   screw alley. see shaft alley, under shaft.

   screw bean. bot.
       a the curious spirally coiled pod of a leguminous tree
           prosopis pubescens growing from texas to
           california. it is used for fodder, and ground into
           meal by the indians.
       b the tree itself. its heavy hard wood is used for
           fuel, for fencing, and for railroad ties.

   screw bolt, a bolt having a screw thread on its shank, in
      distinction from a key bolt. see 1st bolt, 3.

   screw box, a device, resembling a die, for cutting the
      thread on a wooden screw.

   screw dock. see under dock.

   screw engine, a marine engine for driving a screw
      propeller.

   screw gear. see spiral gear, under spiral.

   screw jack. same as jackscrew.

   screw key, a wrench for turning a screw or nut; a spanner
      wrench.

   screw machine.
       a one of a series of machines employed in the
           manufacture of wood screws.
       b a machine tool resembling a lathe, having a number of
           cutting tools that can be caused to act on the work
           successively, for making screws and other turned
           pieces from metal rods.

   screw pine bot., any plant of the endogenous genus
      pandanus, of which there are about fifty species,
      natives of tropical lands from africa to polynesia; --
      named from the spiral arrangement of the pineapple-like
      leaves.

   screw plate, a device for cutting threads on small screws,
      consisting of a thin steel plate having a series of
      perforations with internal screws forming dies.

   screw press, a press in which pressure is exerted by means
      of a screw.

   screw propeller, a screw or spiral bladed wheel, used in
      the propulsion of steam vessels; also, a steam vessel
      propelled by a screw.

   screw shell zool., a long, slender, spiral gastropod
      shell, especially of the genus turritella and allied
      genera. see turritella.

   screw steamer, a steamship propelled by a screw.

   screw thread, the spiral rib which forms a screw.

   screw stone paleon., the fossil stem of an encrinite.

   screw tree bot., any plant of the genus helicteres,
      consisting of about thirty species of tropical shrubs,
      with simple leaves and spirally twisted, five-celled
      capsules; -- also called twisted-horn, and twisty.

   screw valve, a stop valve which is opened or closed by a
      screw.

   screw worm zool., the larva of an american fly
      compsomyia macellaria, allied to the blowflies, which
      sometimes deposits its eggs in the nostrils, or about
      wounds, in man and other animals, with fatal results.

   screw wrench.
       a a wrench for turning a screw.
       b a wrench with an adjustable jaw that is moved by a
           screw.

   to put the screws on or to put the screw on, to use
      pressure upon, as for the purpose of extortion; to coerce.
      

   to put under the screw or to put under the screws, to
      subject to pressure; to force.

   wood screw, a metal screw with a sharp thread of coarse
      pitch, adapted to holding fast in wood. see illust. of
      wood screw, under wood.
      1913 webster
see also:
wood screws screw nails screw bolt screw propeller pitch caprella 
sand screw sand archimedes screw compound screw foot screw 
archimedes compound foot a screw loose endless screw 
perpetual screw worm lag screw lag micrometer screw 
right and left screw screw alley shaft alley shaft screw bean 
prosopis pubescens key bolt bolt screw box screw dock 
dock screw engine screw gear spiral gear spiral 
screw jack jackscrew screw key screw machine screw pine 
pandanus screw plate screw press screw shell turritella 
screw steamer screw thread screw stone screw tree helicteres 
twisted-horn twisty screw valve screw worm compsomyia macellaria 
screw wrench to put the screws on to put the screw on to put under the screw to put under the screws 
wood screw wood 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

screw \screw\ skrudd, v. t. imp.  p. p. screwed
   skruddd; p. pr.  vb. n. screwing.
   1. 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.
      1913 webster

   2. to force; to squeeze; to press, as by screws.
      1913 webster

            but screw your courage to the sticking place,
            and we'll not fail.                   --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. hence: to practice extortion upon; to oppress by
      unreasonable or extortionate exactions.
      1913 webster

            our country landlords, by unmeasurable screwing and
            racking their tenants, have already reduced the
            miserable people to a worse condition than the
            peasants in france.                   --swift.
      1913 webster

   4. to twist; to distort; as, to screw his visage.
      1913 webster

            he screwed his face into a hardened smile. --dryden.
      1913 webster

   5. to examine rigidly, as a student; to subject to a severe
      examination. cant, american colleges
      1913 webster

   to screw out, to press out; to extort.

   to screw up,
      a to force; to bring by violent pressure. --howell.
      b to damage by unskillful effort; to bungle; to botch;
          to mess up; as, he screwed up the contract
          negotiations, and we lost the deal.
      c intrans. to fail by unskillful effort, usually
          causing unpleasant consequences.

   to screw in, to force in by turning or twisting.

   screw around,
      a to act aimlessly or unproductively.
      b to commit adultery; to be sexually promiscuous.

   screw around with, to operate or make changes on a machine
      or device without expert knowledge; to fiddle with.
      colloq. . -->
      1913 webster
see also:
screwed screwing to screw out to screw up to screw in screw around 
screw around with 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

screw \screw\, v. i.
   1. to use violent means in making exactions; to be oppressive
      or exacting. --howitt.
      1913 webster

   2. to turn one's self uneasily with a twisting motion; as, he
      screws about in his chair.
      1913 webster

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

screw
     n 1: someone who guards prisoners syn: prison guard, jailer,
           jailor, gaoler, turnkey
     2: a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a
        spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a
        similarly threaded hole
     3: a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push
        against water or air syn: screw propeller
     4: a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
     5: slang terms for sexual intercourse syn: fuck, fucking,
        screwing, ass, nooky, nookie, piece of ass, piece
        of tail, roll in the hay, shag, shtup
     v 1: have sexual intercourse with; "this student sleeps with
          everyone in her dorm"; "adam knew eve"; "were you ever
          intimate with this man?" syn: roll in the hay, love,
           make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have
          sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse,
           have it away, have it off, fuck, jazz, eff, hump,
           lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it
          on, bonk
     2: turn like a screw
     3: cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion; "drive in
        screws or bolts" syn: drive in
     4: tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions; "screw the
        bottle cap on" ant: unscrew
     5: defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit
        syn: cheat, chouse, shaft, chicane, jockey
see also:
prison guard jailer jailor gaoler turnkey screw propeller 
fuck fucking screwing ass nooky 
nookie piece of ass piece of tail roll in the hay shag 
shtup love make out make love sleep with 
get laid have sex know do it be intimate 
have intercourse have it away have it off jazz eff 
hump lie with bed have a go at it bang 
get it on bonk drive in unscrew cheat 
chouse shaft chicane jockey 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

343 moby thesaurus words for "screw":
   procrustean bed, airscrew, anamorphism, anamorphosis,
   apply pressure, articulate, ask, ask for, asymmetry, badger, ball,
   batten, batten down, be intimate, beat, bed of procrustes,
   begrudge, beguile of, bend, bilk, blackmail, bleed, bleed white,
   bollix up, bolt, boot, botch, buckle, bugger up, bull, bunco,
   bungle, burn, butt, button, call for, call up, call upon,
   challenge, cheat, chisel, chouse, chouse out of, circle, circulate,
   circumrotate, circumvolute, cirrus, claim, clamor for, clasp,
   cleat, clip, coerce, cog, cog the dice, cohabit, coil,
   come together, commandant, commit adultery, compel, con, constrain,
   contort, contortion, copulate, corkscrew, couple, cover, cozen,
   crank, crib, crimp, crimple, crinkle, crook, crookedness, crumple,
   cry for, curl, curlicue, custodian, deform, defraud, demand,
   destroy, detorsion, deviation, diddle, disproportion, distort,
   distortion, do, do in, do out of, dovetail, draw on, driver,
   euchre, evolute, exact, exploit, extort, famish, fan, finagle,
   flam, flee, fleece, flimflam, fly, fob, force, force from,
   fornicate, frig, fuck, fuck up, fudge, gaoler, gnarl, go around,
   go round, gouge, governor, grudge, guard, guardian, gull, gyp,
   gyrate, gyre, hasp, have, have sex, have sexual relations, helix,
   hinge, hitch, hocus, hocus-pocus, hold up, hook, imbalance,
   impeller, impose, increase, indent, influence, insist, intort,
   involute, iron heel, irregularity, issue an ultimatum, jailer, jam,
   joint, keeper, kink, knot, lank, latch, lay, levy, levy blackmail,
   lie with, live upon nothing, lock, lopsidedness, louse up,
   make a demand, make it with, make love, make off, make out, mate,
   meander, mishandle, mismanage, miter, mortise, mount, muddle,
   mulct, nail, oblige, order, order up, overcharge, overprice,
   overtax, pack the deal, paddle wheel, peg, pigeon, pin, pinch,
   pinch pennies, pirouette, piston, pivot, place an order,
   practice fraud upon, press, pressure, principal keeper,
   prison guard, profiteer, prop, propellant, propeller, propulsor,
   pry loose from, put in requisition, quirk, rabbet, rack, raise,
   ream, rend, rend from, require, requisition, revolve, rimple,
   ringlet, rip, rip from, rivet, roll, rook, rotate, rotor, round,
   ruckle, ruin, rumple, run, scallop, scam, scamp, scamper, scant,
   scarf, scarpines, scoot, scrape, screw propeller, screw up,
   screwing, scrimp, scroll, scrunch, sell gold bricks, serpentine,
   serve, service, sew, sexual intercourse, shake down, shave,
   shortchange, skedaddle, skewer, skimp, skin, skip, sleep with,
   slink, snake, snap, snatch from, soak, spare, spin, spiral, spring,
   squeeze, stack the cards, staple, starve, stick, sting, stint,
   stitch, strain, stretch, summon, surcharge, swindle, swing, swirl,
   swivel, tack, take, take a dive, tap, tear from, tendril,
   thimblerig, throw a fight, thumbscrew, toggle, torsion, tortuosity,
   turbine, turn, turn a pirouette, turn around, turn awry,
   turn round, turnkey, twin screws, twine, twirl, twist,
   twist and turn, unsymmetry, victimize, volute, volution, vortex,
   wamble, warden, warder, warn, warp, wedge, wheel, whirl, whorl,
   wind, worm, wrench, wrench from, wrest, wring, wring from, wrinkle,
   writhe, zipper

[6] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

screw n. mit a lose, usually in software. especially used for
   user-visible misbehavior caused by a bug or misfeature. this use has
   become quite widespread outside mit.


see also:
lose 

[7] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

screw
     
         mit a lose, usually in software.  especially used
        for user-visible misbehaviour caused by a bug or misfeature.
        this use has become quite widespread outside mit.
     
        jargon file
     
        1994-12-01
     
     
see also:
lose misfeature mit jargon file 

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