Commentary: SCREW[+artifact][+fastener][+shank][+threaded][+rotatable][+sinkable]
Examples:
Bob fastened the shelf to the wall with metal screws.
We bought some nails and screws at the hardware store.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 4
Commentary: SCREW[+artifact][+propeller][+angle_bladed][+for_vessel]
Examples:
The warship's screw had been damaged and it could not propel forward.
The pilot powered down the screws after landing.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3
Commentary: SCREW[+event][+turning][+fastener][+into_hole]
Examples:
It took several screws to tighten the fastener flat against the panel's surface.
The screw of the threaded shanks into the metal is done with a power tool.
Mappings:
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 2
Commentary: SCREW[+person][+role][+profession][+guard][+prison]
NOTE: derogatory slang usage
Examples:
The prisoners hid their homemade plastic weapons from the screws.
The prisoner warned the new inmate that their cellblock screw had a nasty temper.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: SCREW[+event][+intercourse][+sexual]
NOTE: vulgar usage
Examples:
He paid for a 1-hour screw with a prostitute.
She was furious to learn that all he wanted from her was a quick screw.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5
Commentary: SCREW[+person][+role][+social][+partner][+sexual]
NOTE: vulgar usage
Examples:
The celebrity's wife accused the singer of being her husband's latest screw.
He views every woman he meets as a potential screw.
Mappings:
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 4a
Commentary: HAVE_A_SCREW_LOOSE (be mentally unbalanced) PUT_THE_SCREWS_ON (apply intense psychological pressure on someone)
Examples:
Sally said her new office mate seems to have a screw loose.
Mary really put the screws on her fellow club members to volunteer their time for this event.
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WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: Idiom