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screws over

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

Meaning of screw over

Verb

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

  1. (mildly, slang, transitive, vulgar) To cheat someone, or ruin their chances in a game or other situation.
    • I would have won the game but you screwed me over when I landed on Mayfair.

Questions about screws over

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

Words near screws over in the dictionary

  1. screws around
  2. screws back
  3. screws loose
  4. Screws of the World
  5. screws off
  6. screws over
  7. screws the pooch
  8. screws up
  9. screws up one's courage
  10. screws with
  11. screws, nuts and bolts

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