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screw vs screw up

screw up vs screw

screw is a noun but screw up is not a noun.

screw and screw up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
screw Yes No Yes No
screw up No No Yes No
As verbs, screw up is a hyponym of screw; that is, screw up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than screw:
  • screw: turn like a screw
  • screw up: screw or turn higher
screw (noun) screw up (noun)
slang for sexual intercourse
a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air
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
screw (verb) screw up (verb)
defeat someone through trickery or deceit twist into a strained configuration
tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions make more intense
cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion screw or turn higher
turn like a screw make a mess of, destroy or ruin
have sexual intercourse with
Difference between screw and screw up

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