someone who guards prisoners
Used in a Sentence
screw
How to use screw in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for screw.
Editorial note
There are plenty of ways leaving them naked will screw you over.
Examples16
Definitions10
Parts of speech2
Quick take
someone who guards prisoners
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of screw gathered in one view.
a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for screw.
noun
someone who guards prisoners
noun
a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
noun
a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air
noun
a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
noun
slang for sexual intercourse
verb
have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
verb
turn like a screw
verb
cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion; "drive in screws or bolts"
verb
tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions; "Screw the bottle cap on"
verb
defeat someone through trickery or deceit
Example sentences
There are plenty of ways leaving them naked will screw you over.
But I'm sure others at that point just say screw it I'm going to pirate it.
Inflation might screw lenders, and favor debtors, sure.
The only thing left of Google that they haven't managed to screw up or cause outrage over is search.
You don't get to screw around with other people's lives and continue to possess the title of "good guy".
If there is one company I trust to not screw this up it's Google and I think they have a good shot at getting this right.
Some dick will screw up a project, and then when the team gets laid off, happily move to another one to fuck that up too.
One of the earliest clues I was going to be screwed was, when discussing fundraising, A mentioned his own deferred pay.
We get common stock, so you can't screw the common sharedholders without screwing us, which most people would think twice about.
To us, screwing up the data is far worse than making development a little less convenient.
Do they decide to be terrible by sitting around in meetings brainstorming ways to screw their customers?
Most of the time when we screw up it's by not inviting a group to interviews, rather than by interviewing them and turning them down.
A victory there doesn't only screw over GoDaddy, which is in the grand scheme of things not even a secondary target--its only actual goal is to make a quick buck from the feds.
I hope this serves as encouragement for them to continue to screw over those who want to turn searching for relevant information into a war for who can cheat the system the best.
We want the database to enforce validity because there will always wind up being tools outside the OO library that need to access the database and we don't want those tools to screw up the data.
It also implies a deviousness that will scare investors; if they're willing to screw a friend and risk such a serious dispute, then it's also possible that they'll wander into similar situations in the future.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use screw in a sentence?
There are plenty of ways leaving them naked will screw you over.
What does screw mean?
someone who guards prisoners
What part of speech is screw?
screw is commonly used as noun, verb.