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screws around

screws around is the third-person singular simple present indicative of screw around.

Meaning of screw around

Verb

screw around (third-person singular simple present screws around, present participle screwing around, simple past and past participle screwed around)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To make out or engage in sexual activity, usually without actually having sex.
    • Who do you have to screw around here to get a cup of tea and a chocolate biscuit?2003, Richard Curtis, Love Actually, spoken by Prime Minister (Hugh Grant)
  2. (intransitive, slang) To waste time; to dawdle; to play or idle.
  3. (intransitive, slang) To have sex with multiple partners; to sleep around.
  4. (slang) To harass and annoy someone.

Questions about screws around

What is screws around the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Screws around is the third-person singular simple present indicative of screw around.

Words near screws around in the dictionary

  1. screwpresses
  2. screwpump
  3. screwpumps
  4. screws
  5. screws about
  6. screws around
  7. screws back
  8. screws loose
  9. Screws of the World
  10. screws off
  11. screws over

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