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Meaning of screw

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  screw
      n 1: someone who guards prisoners [syn: {prison guard},
           {jailer}, {jailor}, {gaoler}, {screw}, {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}, {screw propeller}]
      4: a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
      5: slang for sexual intercourse [syn: {fuck}, {fucking},
         {screw}, {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: {sleep together}, {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}, {screw},
           {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: {screw}, {drive in}]
      4: tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions; "Screw the
         bottle cap on" [ant: {unscrew}]
      5: defeat someone through trickery or deceit [syn: {cheat},
         {chouse}, {shaft}, {screw}, {chicane}, {jockey}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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