Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

put the screws

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables
put the screws
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To apply pressure and coercion.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

puts the screws (present, singular) putting the screws (participle, present) put the screw (alternative)

Questions

What does put the screws mean?
To apply pressure and coercion.

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