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{
"term": "screw",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "screw",
"heSheIt": "screws"
},
"pastSimple": "screwed",
"pastParticiple": "screwed",
"ingForm": "screwing"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to fasten one thing to another or make something tight with a screw or screws",
"sensetop": "screw something + adv./prep.",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The bookcase is screwed to the wall."
},
{
"text": "You need to screw all the parts together."
},
{
"text": "Now screw down the lid."
},
{
"text": "She screwed the lock into the door."
},
{
"text": "The bed was screwed to the floor."
}
],
"topics": ["Engineering"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["firmly", "tightly", "down"],
"preposition": ["into", "on", "onto"],
"phrases": ["screw something in place", "screw something into position"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to turn something round and round in order to fasten it in place",
"sensetop": "screw something + adv./prep.screw something + adj.",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She screwed the cap back on the jar.",
"contextForm": "screw something + adv./prep."
},
{
"text": "Screw the bolt tight.",
"contextForm": "screw something + adj."
}
],
"topics": ["Engineering"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["firmly", "tightly", "down"],
"preposition": ["into", "on", "onto"],
"phrases": ["screw something in place", "screw something into position"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to be attached by screwing",
"sensetop": "+ adv./prep.",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The bulb should just screw into the socket."
},
{
"text": "The lid simply screws on."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to use your hand to make something, especially a piece of paper, form a tight ball",
"sensetop": "screw something up (into something)screw something (up) into something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I screwed up the letter and threw it into the fire.",
"contextForm": "screw something up (into something)"
},
{
"text": "Screw the foil into a little ball.",
"contextForm": "screw something (up) into something"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "to cheat somebody, especially by making them pay too much money for something",
"sensetop": "screw somebodyscrew somebody for something",
"labels": "(slang)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We've been screwed.",
"contextForm": "screw somebody"
},
{
"text": "How much did they screw you for *(= how much did you have to pay)*?",
"contextForm": "screw somebody for something"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "to force somebody to give you something",
"sensetop": "screw something from/out of somebody",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They screwed the money out of her by threats."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "to have sex with somebody",
"sensetop": "screw (somebody)",
"labels": "(taboo, slang)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be a sensible person",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "an offensive way of showing that you are annoyed or do not care about somebody/something",
"labels": "(taboo, offensive, slang)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to force yourself to be brave enough to do something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I finally screwed up my courage and went to the dentist."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/skruː/",
"audio": "sc/screw/screw__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/skruːz/",
"audio": "sc/screw/screws__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/skruːd/",
"audio": "sc/screw/screwed__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈskruːɪŋ/",
"audio": "sc/screw/screwing__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/skruː/",
"audio": "sc/screw/screw__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/skruːz/",
"audio": "sc/screw/screws__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/skruːd/",
"audio": "sc/screw/screwed__us_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈskruːɪŋ/",
"audio": "sc/screw/screwing__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}