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screwing

adj · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Exacting; extortionate; close.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The act by which something is screwed (in various senses).

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3

noun

Meaning 3

An act of sexual intercourse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang, vulgar

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4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of screw

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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5

noun

Meaning 5

slang for sexual intercourse

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fuck, fucking, screw, ass, nooky, nookie, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, shag, shtup

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sexual intercourse, intercourse, sex act, copulation, coitus, coition, sexual congress, congress, sexual relation, relation, carnal knowledge

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Latin: futūtiō — sexual intercourse
  • Spanish: folleteo — sexual intercourse
  • Spanish: casquete — sexual intercourse