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crush vs screw

screw vs crush

crush and screw both are nouns.

crush and screw both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crush Yes No Yes No
screw Yes No Yes No
As verbs, screw is a hyponym of crush; that is, screw is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crush:
  • crush: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
  • screw: defeat someone through trickery or deceit
crush (noun) screw (noun)
the act of crushing slang for sexual intercourse
temporary love of an adolescent a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
a dense crowd of people a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air
leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
someone who guards prisoners
crush (verb) screw (verb)
break into small pieces defeat someone through trickery or deceit
become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion
make ineffective turn like a screw
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition have sexual intercourse with
crush or bruise
humiliate or depress completely
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
Difference between crush and screw

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