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screw
/skruː/
noun
śruba
/ˈɕruba/· rzeczownikAlso
wkręt(m)
Definition
a thin pointed piece of metal like a nail with a raised spiral line (called a thread) along it and a line or cross cut into its head. Screws are turned and pressed into wood, metal, etc. with a screwdriver in order to fasten two things together.
Examples
One of the screws is loose.
Jedna ze śrub jest luźna.
Collocations
loose screwtighten a screwscrewdriver
verb
przykręcać
/pʂɨˈkrɛnt͡sat͡ɕ/· czasownikAlso
wkręcaćskręcać
Definition
to fasten one thing to another or make something tight with a screw or screws
Examples
The bookcase is screwed to the wall.
Regał jest przykręcony do ściany.
Collocations
screw inscrew onscrew up
Word forms
screwedpast simplescrewspluralscrewingpresent participle
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