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Meanings of screw (screwed) in English
Catalan
carcerari Spanish
guardia de prisión 
Russian
винт Spanish
tuerca husillo 
Mechanism that converts rotational motion to linear motion, and a torque (rotational force) to a linear force; one of the six classical simple machines.
Usage of screwed in English
1
I screwed the letter in two and dropped it into the kitchen-fire.
2
Do you know how many panic attacks my screwed-up family's given me?
3
The newcomer screwed in his eyeglass and looked deliberately round the room.
4
He asked if I had a screwed-up childhood, and I said no.
5
Wherever anything seemed to make a snug fit, I screwed it in.
6
She took the check and screwed it into a small gold case.
7
Let the vice descend upon the joint, and be firmly screwed down.
8
She screwed back the cap, set down the flask and went outside.
9
By and by he screwed up courage and rang up the number.
10
All she had was her stump with the knife screwed to it.
11
Mr. Cuthcott turned to the room and let his screwed-up glance wander.
12
She screwed up the glasses and turned as if to take leave.
13
The Honourable Adam screwed up his face and pulled his goatee thoughtfully.
14
The count screwed his chubby features into a laughable mask of gravity.
15
The faces were screwed up to express an ecstacy of sensual delight.
16
Then I screwed up my courage, and did the only thing possible.
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Translations for screwed
Spanish
Russian
Screwed through the time
Screwed across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common