Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

screw off

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables: screw off
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove the lid of a jar or other container by unscrewing it.

verb

To fail to do one's work; to goof off.

Colloquial

verb

To leave; to bugger off.

Colloquial

intj

An expression of surprise or disbelief.

Example Sentences

"Hold it in two hands and screw off the lid. Set the lid down. Inside are pickled onions."
"When the boss wasn't around on the weekend they would sometimes screw off."
"On account of the high rate of wages at Sydney, stevedores will not "screw off" now so willingly as they did formerly."
"I finished the work early so I screwed off."
""We just won a new car!" "Screw off! You're joking, right?""

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

screws off (present, singular) screwing off (participle, present) screwed off (participle, past) screwed off (past)

Phrases

screw-off

Frequently Paired Words

screw-off

Questions

What does screw off mean?: To remove the lid of a jar or other container by unscrewing it.

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