Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Screw \Screw\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Screwed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Screwing}.]
1. To turn, as a screw; to apply a screw to; to press,
fasten, or make firm, by means of a screw or screws; as,
to screw a lock on a door; to screw a press.
2. To force; to squeeze; to press, as by screws.
But screw your courage to the sticking place, And
we'll not fail. --Shak.
3. Hence: To practice extortion upon; to oppress by
unreasonable or extortionate exactions.
Our country landlords, by unmeasurable screwing and
racking their tenants, have already reduced the
miserable people to a worse condition than the
peasants in France. --swift.
4. To twist; to distort; as, to screw his visage.
He screwed his face into a hardened smile. --Dryden.
5. To examine rigidly, as a student; to subject to a severe
examination. [Cant, American Colleges]
{To screw out}, to press out; to extort.
{To screw up}, to force; to bring by violent pressure.
--Howell.
Screwing \Screw"ing\,
a. & n. from {Screw}, v. t.
{Screwing machine}. See {Screw machine}, under {Screw}.
Source : WordNet®
screwing
n : slang terms for sexual intercourse [syn: {fuck}, {fucking},
{screw}, {ass}, {nooky}, {nookie}, {piece of ass}, {piece
of tail}, {roll in the hay}, {shag}, {shtup}]