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Definition of Screw up
1. Verb. Make more intense. "Emotions were screwed up"
2. Verb. Make a mess of, destroy or ruin. "The pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
Exact synonyms: Ball Up, Blow, Bobble, Bodge, Bollix, Bollix Up, Bollocks, Bollocks Up, Botch, Botch Up, Bumble, Bungle, Flub, Fluff, Foul Up, Fuck Up, Fumble, Louse Up, Mess Up, Mishandle, Muck Up, Muff, Spoil
Generic synonyms: Fail, Go Wrong, Miscarry
Derivative terms: Ballup, Botch, Botcher, Bumbler, Bungle, Bungler, Flub, Fluff, Foul-up, Fuckup, Fumbler, Mess-up, Screwup, Spoil, Spoilage, Spoiling
Generic synonyms: Fail, Go Wrong, Miscarry
Derivative terms: Ballup, Botch, Botcher, Bumbler, Bungle, Bungler, Flub, Fluff, Foul-up, Fuckup, Fumbler, Mess-up, Screwup, Spoil, Spoilage, Spoiling
3. Verb. Screw or turn higher.
Generic synonyms: Screw
4. Verb. Twist into a strained configuration. "Screw up one's face"
Definition of Screw up
1. Verb. (transitive) To tighten or secure with screws. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To raise (rent, fees, etc.) to extortionate levels. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To twist into a contorted state ¹
4. Verb. (transitive colloquial) To make a mess of; to ruin. ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive colloquial) To blunder; to make a mistake. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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