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puts someone under the screw

puts someone under the screw is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put someone under the screw.

Meaning of put someone under the screw

Verb

put someone under the screw (third-person singular simple present puts someone under the screw, present participle putting someone under the screw, simple past and past participle put someone under the screw)

  1. (obsolete, slang) To compel, coerce or pressure someone.

Questions about puts someone under the screw

What is puts someone under the screw the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts someone under the screw is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put someone under the screw.

Words near puts someone under the screw in the dictionary

  1. puts someone on ice
  2. puts someone on to
  3. puts someone out of their misery
  4. puts someone to their trumps
  5. puts someone under
  6. puts someone under the screw
  7. puts someone wise
  8. puts someone's back up
  9. puts someone's light out
  10. puts someone's lights out
  11. puts someone's pipe out

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