meter — meaning in English

English meaning

• screw noun A metal fastener with a spiral thread, driven in with a twisting motion to hold materials together.
• shoehorn noun A smooth, curved tool used to help slide your heel into a shoe.

Senses

meter is used for these senses in English:

• screw (ambitransitive, vulgar, slang) To have sexual intercourse with.
• shoehorn (transitive, figuratively) To force (something) into (a tight space); to squeeze (something) into (a schedule, etc); to exert great effort to insert or include (something); to include (something) despite potent reasons not to.

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.

shoehorn — full definition

1. noun A smooth, curved tool used to help slide your heel into a shoe.
2. verb To force something into a space or schedule that is too small or too full for it.

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