misscrew
misscrew verb: to screw in incorrectly.
Verb
misscrew (third-person singular simple present misscrews, present participle misscrewing, simple past and past participle misscrewed)
- To screw in incorrectly.
- For minutes he stood staring down at the engine, fixing in his mind every misscrewed nut and hammered bolt end, every sloppy connection and speck of rust.1916, Clinton Holland Stagg, High Speed, page 80
- Robert Greenfield per Countess Harcourt, 2 Sept. 1829, 'wilfully impeding the work of one of the mills by misscrewing part of the machinery — 25 lashes' ;1997, Ian Duffield, James Bradley, Representing Convicts, page 159
Forms of misscrew
| third-person singular present | misscrews |
|---|---|
| present participle | misscrewing |
| past participle | misscrewed |
| past | misscrewed |
Origin of misscrew
From mis- + screw.
Questions about misscrew
- What does misscrew mean?
- Misscrew means to screw in incorrectly.
- What part of speech is misscrew?
- Misscrew is a verb.
- What is the past tense of misscrew?
- The past tense of misscrew is misscrewed.
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