WordCmp.com

screw vs beat

beat vs screw

screw and beat both are nouns.

screw is not an adjective while beat is an adjective.

screw and beat both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
screw Yes No Yes No
beat Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, beat is a hypernym of screw; that is, beat is a word with a broader meaning than screw:
  • screw: defeat someone through trickery or deceit
  • beat: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Other hypernyms of screw include beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish.
screw (noun) beat (noun)
slang for sexual intercourse the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head a stroke or blow
a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air a regular rate of repetition
a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
someone who guards prisoners (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
the sound of stroke or blow
a regular route for a sentry or policeman
a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations
screw (adjective) beat (adjective)
very tired
screw (verb) beat (verb)
defeat someone through trickery or deceit wear out completely
tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions be a mystery or bewildering to
cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
turn like a screw beat through cleverness and wit
have sexual intercourse with hit repeatedly
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
stir vigorously
strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
shape by beating
make by pounding or trampling
produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
move rhythmically
sail with much tacking or with difficulty
move with a flapping motion
indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
move with a thrashing motion
move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
make a rhythmic sound
make a sound like a clock or a timer
glare or strike with great intensity
avoid paying
be superior
Difference between screw and beat

Words related to "beat"


© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.