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putting someone under the screw

putting someone under the screw is the present participle and gerund 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 putting someone under the screw

What is putting someone under the screw the present participle and gerund of?
Putting someone under the screw is the present participle and gerund of put someone under the screw.

Words near putting someone under the screw in the dictionary

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

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