screw up in English dictionary

  • screw up

    Meanings and definitions of "screw up"

    • (transitive) To tighten or secure with screws.
    • (transitive) To raise (rent, fees, etc.) to extortionate levels.
    • (transitive) To twist into a contorted state
    • (transitive, colloquial) To make a mess of; to ruin.
    • (intransitive, colloquial) To blunder; to make a mistake.
    • (a) screw up
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To tighten or secure with screws.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To raise (rent, fees, etc.) to extortionate levels.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To twist into a contorted state
    • verb
      (transitive, dated)
      To squint.
    • verb
      (transitive, colloquial)
      To make a mess of; to ruin.
    • verb
      (intransitive, colloquial)
      To blunder; to make a mistake.
    • verb
      make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
    • verb
      make more intense; "Emotions were screwed up"
    • verb
      screw or turn higher
    • verb
      twist into a strained configuration; "screw up one's face"

    Synonyms of "screw up" in English dictionary

    go wrong, bollix up, mess up are the top synonyms of "screw up" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of screw up

    • to screw up ( third-person singular simple present [[screws up #English|screws up ]], present participle [[screwing up #English|screwing up ]], simple past and past participle [[screwed up #English|screwed up ]])
    • screw up (third-person singular simple present screws up, present participle screwing up, simple past and past participle screwed up)

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