screw-v; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: turn, twist or fasten (as if) with a screw

Commentary: Includes: SCREW UP

Examples:
He screwed the boards together tightly.
Uncle Dan screwed the top of the base frame to the carcass
rather than nailing it.
She clasped him round the neck, as he screwed the wings and flew upwards.

Mappings:
VerbNet: tape-22.4
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3, 4
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
screw_up 3, 4

Sense Number 2: mess with (someone); cheat someone; waste time

Commentary: Includes: SCREW WITH, SCREW AROUND

Examples:
He screwed the American workers in order pay back his political benefactors.
Kennedy was killed because he screwed the mob and then fed families.
I don't care if she screwed the entire population of Italy, she got
the money.
There are a thousand hilarious ways to screw with people's heads.
Dude, stop screwing around! We're late!

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 3: SCREW UP: make more intense

Commentary: IS: SCREW UP

Examples:
Emotions were screwed up by the recent deaths.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
screw_up 1

Sense Number 4: SCREW UP: make a mess of; ruin

Commentary: Is: SCREW UP

Examples:
How SUVs screwed up the idea of hybrids.
Who screwed up the Indians' World Series Chances?
The president screwed up the Middle East, then he screwed up
America, and now he wants to screw up Europe.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Bungling
PropBank: screw.01
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
screw_up 2

Sense Number 5: have sex with

Commentary: Includes: SCREW AROUND

Examples:
As a freshman, she screwed more guys than most seniors.
All young people want to do these days is screw around.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1