Screw up has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
make more intense
"Emotions were screwed up"
2
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
"I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"
"the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
4
twist into a strained configuration
"screw up one's face"
5
To tighten or secure with screws.
Example Sentences
"Emotions were screwed up"
verb
"I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"
verb
"the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
verb
"screw up one's face"
verb
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)