{
    "term": "screw",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "screw",
            "heSheIt": "screws"
        },
        "pastSimple": "screwed",
        "pastParticiple": "screwed",
        "ingForm": "screwing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to fasten one thing to another or make something tight with a screw or screws",
            "sensetop": "screw something + adv./prep.",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The bookcase is screwed to the wall."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You need to screw all the parts together."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Now screw down the lid."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She screwed the lock into the door."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bed was screwed to the floor."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Engineering"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["firmly", "tightly", "down"],
                "preposition": ["into", "on", "onto"],
                "phrases": ["screw something in place", "screw something into position"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to turn something round and round in order to fasten it in place",
            "sensetop": "screw something + adv./prep.screw something + adj.",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She screwed the cap back on the jar.",
                    "contextForm": "screw something + adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Screw the bolt tight.",
                    "contextForm": "screw something + adj."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Engineering"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["firmly", "tightly", "down"],
                "preposition": ["into", "on", "onto"],
                "phrases": ["screw something in place", "screw something into position"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to be attached by screwing",
            "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The bulb should just screw into the socket."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The lid simply screws on."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to use your hand to make something, especially a piece of paper, form a tight ball",
            "sensetop": "screw something up (into something)screw something (up) into something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I screwed up the letter and threw it into the fire.",
                    "contextForm": "screw something up (into something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Screw the foil into a little ball.",
                    "contextForm": "screw something (up) into something"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to cheat somebody, especially by making them pay too much money for something",
            "sensetop": "screw somebodyscrew somebody for something",
            "labels": "(slang)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We've been screwed.",
                    "contextForm": "screw somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "How much did they screw you for *(= how much did you have to pay)*?",
                    "contextForm": "screw somebody for something"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to force somebody to give you something",
            "sensetop": "screw something from/out of somebody",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They screwed the money out of her by threats."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "to have sex with somebody",
            "sensetop": "screw (somebody)",
            "labels": "(taboo, slang)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be a sensible person",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "an offensive way of showing that you are annoyed or do not care about somebody/something",
            "labels": "(taboo, offensive, slang)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to force yourself to be brave enough to do something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I finally screwed up my courage and went to the dentist."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/skruː/",
                "audio": "sc/screw/screw__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/skruːz/",
                "audio": "sc/screw/screws__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/skruːd/",
                "audio": "sc/screw/screwed__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈskruːɪŋ/",
                "audio": "sc/screw/screwing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/skruː/",
                "audio": "sc/screw/screw__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/skruːz/",
                "audio": "sc/screw/screws__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/skruːd/",
                "audio": "sc/screw/screwed__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈskruːɪŋ/",
                "audio": "sc/screw/screwing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}