screw

verb

Definition of screwnext
1
as in to distort
to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition screwed up his face at the taste of the medicine

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2
as in to squeeze
to rob by the use of trickery or threats managed to screw his siblings out of their share of the inheritance

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for screw
  1. distort
  2. squeeze
  3. deform
  4. cheat
  5. contort
  6. pluck
  7. curl
  8. stick
Verb
  • This inflates the cost to taxpayers and distorts the insurance market and premium calculations.
    Steve Brozak, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Russian evil will not break Ukraine and will not distort Christmas.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of distort
Verb
  • Another worry is how the Leagues Cup break extended the season, pushing MLS Cup back into December after a previously successful run of squeezing the playoffs between the October and November international breaks.
    Emily Olsen, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • According to those updates, as of Dec. 21, River was conscious, listening to music, and able to communicate with his family by squeezing their hands.
    Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of squeeze
Verb
  • The claim: Image shows brain deformed by alcohol consumption A Nov. 20 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows images of two brains.
    Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
  • This often leaves a shell deformed, with air bubbles trapped underneath it.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of deform
Verb
  • Congressman/Senator/President Lyndon Baines Johnson was a monstrous piece of work who cheated his way to power from his teens on.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
  • After all, the man lost to Georgia State while cheating.
    Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of cheat
Verb
  • Her body, now frail and brittle, is also contorted and rearranged.
    Whitney Friedlander, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
  • All at once, Eggers pays homage to Schreck’s beast and contorts him entirely; honoring the folklore written by and about the people who truly believed these creatures existed and were terrified of them.
    Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of contort
Verb
  • A lot of the actors feel like they’ve been plucked right out of a CW show for young adults and tweens.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Protesters aren’t just swept up during protests; since July, the authorities have plucked low-profile demonstrators from their homes days after they were seen on the street.
    Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of pluck
Verb
  • Heinola sought to key a breakout, then curled to the left wing boards — the far side from the bench — before trying a pass that didn’t work.
    Murat Ates, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Traditionally, ribbons are curled using scissors—a quick process that involves dragging the sharp edge of a blade along one side of the ribbon to create tension and form curls.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of curl
Verb
  • Barton appears to enjoy juxtaposing the banality of Helen’s life as a wife and mother—flawlessly hosting her husband’s holiday work party, sticking jewels on a crown for a Nativity costume—with the extravagant action of her secret life.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But nothing ever seems to stick, and that's because no experiment has given any hint that quarks and leptons are composite particles.
    Paul Sutter, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of stick
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