スクリュー — meaning in English

English meaning

• screw noun A metal fastener with a spiral thread, driven in with a twisting motion to hold materials together.
• screwball noun A baseball pitch thrown with a twisting wrist motion that curves opposite to a normal curveball.

Senses

スクリュー is used for these senses in English:

• screw (nautical) A ship's propeller.
• screwball (baseball) A pitch thrown with added pressure by the index finger and a twisting wrist motion resulting in a motion to the right when thrown by a right-handed pitcher.

screw — full definition

1. noun A metal fastener with a spiral thread, driven in with a twisting motion to hold materials together.
2. noun A ship's propeller.
3. verb To attach or fasten something using a screw, or by twisting it into place.
4. verb (informal) To cheat, mistreat, or ruin things for someone.
5. noun (slang) A prison guard.

screwball — full definition

1. noun A baseball pitch thrown with a twisting wrist motion that curves opposite to a normal curveball.
2. noun (informal) A person who acts in an eccentric or crazy way.
3. adj Eccentric, zany, or absurd, especially in a comic way.

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