Definition
Fastening something with a screw by twisting, or messing something up.
Etymology
From Middle English 'scrue,' from Old French 'escroue.' Possibly from Latin 'scrofa' (sow) due to the spiral shape resembling a twisted sow.
Kelly Says
The screw was called 'the most important machine ever invented'—it's literally a wrapped-around ramp called an inclined plane, and it revolutionized how humans could hold things together!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
螺丝 Tighten
nə-sē tigh-ten
ARالعربية
لف البراغي
lif al-baraghy
BNবাংলা
স্ক্রু করা
shkru kor-a
CSČeština
šroubovat
shrou-bo-vat
DEDeutsch
schrauben
shrah-ben
ESEspañol
atornillando
a-tor-nee-yan-doh
FAفارسی
پیچ کردن
peech kar-den
FISuomi
ruuvata
roo-va-ta
FRFrançais
visser
vee-ser
GUGU
સ્ક્રુ કરવું
shkru kar-vun
HAHA
tsan guda
tsan goo-dah
HEעברית
להדק ברגים
le-had-ke ber-agim
HIहिन्दी
बोल्ट लगाना
bol-t la-ga-na
HUMagyar
csavarozni
cha-va-ro-zni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menghubungkan sekrup
men-ghuh-bung-kan se-kruhp
IGIG
kpu kpụ kpụ
kpoo kpoo kpoo
ITItaliano
avvitare
a-vvi-ta-reh
JA日本語
ネジを回す
ne-ji wo ma-su
KKKK
жабыр тобы
zha-byr to-by
KO한국어
나사를 조이기
na-sa-reul jo-i-gi
MRMR
व्हेल करा
veh-el ka-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
menghias skru
men-hee-as skru
MYမြန်မာ
Schrauben drehen
shra-pen dre-hen
NLNederlands
schroeven
shroh-ve-en
PLPolski
kręcić
khr-e-chi-t
PTPortuguês
parafrasando
pa-rah-fra-san-doh
RUРусский
завинчивать
za-vin-chi-vat
SVSvenska
skruva
shkru-va
SWKiswahili
kugeuza mpira
koo-geh-oo-za mpee-ra
TAதமிழ்
விருது போட
vi-ru-thu po-da
TEతెలుగు
స్క్రూ పెట్టండి
shkru pet-tan-di
TLTL
ikot ng skru
ee-kot ng skru
TRTürkçe
vidalamak
vee-da-la-mak
UKУкраїнська
закручувати
za-kru-chu-vaty
URاردو
پیڈی لگانا
pee-dee la-ga-na
VITiếng Việt
vặn vít
ven vit
ZUZU
ukushela ibhola
oo-ku-she-la ee-bo-la
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Sexual slang with male-coded agency; historically frames intimate acts in exploitative language, particularly in contexts where female pleasure is absent from linguistic framing
Inclusive Usage
Use anatomically neutral language ('having sex') in formal/clinical contexts; preserve colloquial use but be aware it centers male perspective
Inclusive Alternatives
["having sex","intimate relations","coitus"]