screw up vs make a face

screw up and make a face both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
screw up	No	No	Yes	No
make a face	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, make a face is a hypernym of screw up; that is, make a face is a word with a broader meaning than screw up:

screw up: twist into a strained configuration
make a face: contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state

Other hypernyms of screw up include grimace, pull a face.

screw up (verb)	make a face (verb)
twist into a strained configuration	contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
make more intense
screw or turn higher
make a mess of, destroy or ruin