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To screw is to twist or rotate something in order to attach or tighten it. (verb)

An example of screw is when you put a cap back on a bottle of soda.

To screw is a slang expression meaning to cheat someone out of something. (verb)

An example of screw is when you swindle money by pretending to be someone you are not.

A screw is a piece of metal with a threaded surface and a point on one end and a slotted head that is twisted to penetrate and fasten two things together. (noun)

An example of a screw is the pointy piece of metal you use to attach shelves to a wall.

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