LEARNit Dictionary
screw
verb
/skruː/
UK
/skruː/
US
C1+
1
C1+
to fasten one thing to another or make something tight with a
screw
or screws
پیچ کردن, بستن با پیچ, محکم کردن با پیچ, متصل کردن با پیچ
compare
unscrew
2
C1+
to turn something round and round in order to fasten it in place
پیچاندن, پیچ کردن, محکم کردن با پیچ, بستن به کمک پیچ, سفت کردن با پیچ
She screwed the cap back on the jar.
Screw the bolt tight.
compare
unscrew
3
C1+
to be attached by screwing
بستن با پیچ, محکم کردن با پیچ, متصل کردن با پیچ
The bulb should just screw into the socket.
The lid simply screws on.
4
to use your hand to make something, especially a piece of paper, form a tight ball
مچاله کردن
I screwed up the letter and threw it into the fire.
Screw the foil into a little ball.
see also
screwed-up
5
to cheat somebody, especially by making them pay too much money for something
فریب دادن, کلاه گذاشتن, پول اضافی گرفتن
We've been screwed.
How much did they screw you for
?
6
to force somebody to give you something
فشار آوردن, مایه‌کشی کردن, زورگویی کردن, اجبار کردن, تحمیل کردن
They screwed the money out of her by threats.
7
to have sex with somebody
همبستر شدن, همبستری کردن, مقاربت کردن, جماع کردن, نزدیکی کردن, همخوابگی کردن, آمیزش کردن
noun
/skruː/
UK
/skruː/
US
C1+
1
C1+
a thin pointed piece of metal like a nail with a raised spiral line (called a thread) along it and a line or cross cut into its head. Screws are turned and pressed into wood, metal, etc. with a screwdriver in order to fasten two things together.
پیچ, پیچ رزوه‌ای
see also
Allen screw™
,
corkscrew
2
an act of turning a
screw
پیچش, چرخش, گردش
3
an act of having sex
رابطه جنسی, آمیزش, سکس, مقاربت
4
a partner in sex
شریک جنسی
a good screw
5
a propeller on a ship, a boat or an aircraft
پروانه, ملخ
6
a prison officer
زندانبان, افسر زندان, نگهبان زندان, پاسبان زندان, مأمور زندان