a short, slender, sharp-pointed metal pin with a raised helical thread running round it and a slotted head, used to join things together by being rotated so that it pierces wood or other material and is held tightly in place

an act of turning a screw or other object having a thread

an act or instance of having sex

a prisoner's term for a warder

he was frightened by the look of the screws

a mean or miserly person

a worn-out horse

an amount of salary or wages

he's offered me the job with a jolly good screw

fasten or tighten with a screw or screws

screw the hinge to your new door

cheat or swindle (someone), especially by charging them too much for something

the loss of advertising contracts will amount to more than the few quid that they're trying to screw us for

have sex with

impart spin or curl to (a ball or shot)

Collins had a late chance to equalize but screwed his shot wide