screw around

skru əˈraʊnd

Definition of screw around - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

wasting time

intr.

Slang

waste time or play idly

intr.

Slang

Stop screwing around and finish your homework.

dawdle

fool around

goof off

relationship

intr.

Slang

engage in casual sexual activities

intr.

Slang

They were just screwing around, not in a serious relationship.

fool around

mess around

sleep around

annoying someone

tr.

Rare

Slang

annoy or harass someone

tr.

Rare

Slang

Don't screw around with your sister like that.

bother

irritate

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Expressions with screw around

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screw around with

waste time instead of working

Stop screwing around with your phone and get to work.

Expressions with screw

loose screw

screw that is not tightly fastened

The table wobbles because of a loose screw.

screw off

to remove something by unscrewing

She had to screw off the lid to open the jar..

screw up

make a mess of or ruin something

I really screwed up the presentation.

screw down

secure something firmly by tightening it with a twisting fastener

Screw down the metal plates to keep the frame rigid.

screw things up

make a mistake or cause a situation to go wrong

He didn't mean to screw things up, but he did.

screw up one's face

make your face twist or wrinkle because of strong feeling

She screwed up her face when she tasted the lemon.

Terms with screw around included in their meaning

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countersink

hardware cavity

conical recess around a hole for a screw

Examples of screw around in a sentence

He was caught screwing around instead of working.
They spent the summer screwing around with different people.
He was known for screwing around during his college years.
Stop screwing around with the dog, it's not funny.
He loves to screw around with his coworkers.

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French:glander, batifoler, ...
German:herumblödeln, herumvögeln, ...
Italian:bighellonare, fare sesso occasionale, ...
Spanish:perder el tiempo, enredarse, ...
Portuguese:brincar, andar a curtir, ...
Chinese:闲混, 乱搞, ...
Japanese:だらだらする, 遊び回る, ...
Arabic:عَبِثَ, أقام علاقة عابرة, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְבַּטֵּל, לִשְׁכַּב עִם, ...
Russian:бездельничать, развлекаться, ...
Ukrainian:гратися, спати з ким попало, ...
Hindi:समय बर्बाद करना, अय्याशी करना, ...
Bengali:সময় নষ্ট করা, যৌন সম্পর্ক করা, ...
Catalan:perdre el temps, tenir sexe casual, ...
Czech:flákat se, spát spolu, ...
Danish:fjolle rundt, have tilfældig sex, ...
Dutch:lummelen, losse seks hebben, ...
Greek:χαζεύω, κάνω περιστασιακό σεξ, ...
Hungarian:tétlenkedni, kavarni, ...
Khmer:លេងឡេះឡោះ, រួមភេទលេងៗ, ...
Korean:빈둥거리다, 캐주얼 섹스, ...
Persian:وقت تلف کردن, سکس بی‌قید, ...
Polish:marnować czas, uprawiać przypadkowy seks, ...
Portuguese (BR):enrolar, ficar por aí, ...
Romanian:a pierde timpul, a sex ocazional, ...
Swedish:slösa tid, ligga runt, ...
Thai:อู้, มีเพศสัมพันธ์แบบไม่ผูกพัน, ...
Turkish:oyalanmak, gönül eğlendirmek, ...
Vietnamese:lêu lổng, quan hệ tình dục bừa bãi, ...

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Definition of screw around - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

Expressions with screw around

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