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screw up

verb

Definition of screw up

  1. transitive verb

  2. 1 :  to tighten, fasten, or lock by or as if by a screw

  3. 2a :  bungle, botchb :  to cause to act or function in a crazy or confused way :  confound, disturb

  4. intransitive verb

  5. :  to botch an activity or undertaking

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Examples of screw up in a Sentence

  1. we all screw up from time to time, so don't sweat it

  2. you've totally screwed up the spreadsheet

First Known Use of screw up

1680

screw up Synonyms

Synonyms
blunder, boob [British], flub, fluff, foul up, fumble, goof (up), louse up, mess (up), err, slip up, stumble, trip
Related Words
nod; bobble, botch, bungle, butcher, foozle, mangle, mishandle, muff, murder; miscalculate, misconceive, miscount, miscue, misdeem, misgauge, misjudge, mistake; misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand
Near Antonyms
ameliorate, better, enhance, help, improve, meliorate, rectify, refine, reform, remedy; doctor, fix, patch, recondition, renovate, repair, revamp

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