PUT (OR TURN OR TIGHTEN) THE SCREW (OR SCREWS) ON

Meaning of PUT (OR TURN OR TIGHTEN) THE SCREW (OR SCREWS) ON in English

put ( or turn or tighten) the screw (or screws) on

informal

exert strong psychological pressure on.

→ screw

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or wherever (= used to emphasize that you are talking about any place and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OR — or.ogg _I ɔ: n геральд. цвет золота _II ɔ:,ə cj 1. связывает два или несколько предложений или однородных членов предложения, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb falls on sth ▪ A bomb fell on the cathedral during the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TURN — I. ˈtərn, ˈtə̄n, ˈtəin transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English turnen; partly from Old English tyrnan & turnian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TURN — — turnable , adj. /terrn/ , v.t. 1. to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SCREW — I. ˈskrü noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English skrewe, from Middle French escroe, escroue female screw, nut, from Medieval …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCREW — noun a small packet of tobacco. 2. screw ·noun an extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint; a niggard. 3. screw …
Webster English vocab
SCREW — in machine construction, a usually circular cylindrical member with a continuous helical rib, used either as a fastener or as …
Britannica English vocabulary
SCREW — / skruː; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a thin pointed piece of metal like …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIGHTEN — tight ‧ en /ˈtaɪtn/ BrE AmE ( also tighten up ) verb [ Word Family: adverb : ↑ tight , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SCREW — I. screw 1 S3 /skruː/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: escroe 'inner …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SCREW — n. & v. --n. 1 a thin cylinder or cone with a spiral ridge or thread running round the outside …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SCREW — n. & v. n. 1 a thin cylinder or cone with a spiral ridge or thread running round the outside …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SCREW — n. & v. --n. 1. a thin cylinder or cone with a spiral ridge or thread running round the outside …
Oxford English vocab
TIGHTEN — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES improve/tighten security (= make it better ) ▪ Mexico has tightened security along its southern …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PUT — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an estimate puts sth at sth ▪ Independent estimates put the number of refugees at …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SCREW — screw.ogg 1. skru: n 1. 1> винт, шуруп endless /perpetual/ screw - бесконечный винт male /external/ screw - винт female …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SCREW — 1. skru: n 1. 1> винт, шуруп endless /perpetual/ screw - бесконечный винт male /external/ screw - винт female /internal/ …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TIGHTEN — firmar, serrar
English interlingue dictionary
PUT — I. ˈpu̇]t chiefly dial ˈpə]t, usu ]d.+V verb ( put “ ; or dialect put·ten -t ə n ; put …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TIGHTEN — ˈtīt ə n verb ( tightened ; tightened ; tightening -t( ə )niŋ ; tightens ) Etymology: tight (I) + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCREWS — plural of screw present third singular of screw
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PUT — /poot/ , v. , put, putting , adj. , n. v.t. 1. to move or place (anything) so as to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TURN — I. ˈtərn verb Etymology: Middle English; partly from Old English tyrnan & turnian to turn, from Medieval Latin tornare, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PUT — I. ˈpu̇t verb ( put ; put·ting ) Etymology: Middle English putten; akin to Old English putung instigation, Middle Dutch …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TIGHTEN — verb ( tight·ened ; tight·en·ing ˈtīt-niŋ, ˈtī-t ə n-iŋ) Date: circa 1727 transitive verb : to make tight or tighter …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TURN — noun monthly courses; menses. 2. turn ·noun a pit sunk in some part of a drift. 3. turn ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
PUT — noun a certain game at cards. 2. put ·noun a pit. 3. put ·impf & ·p.p. of put. 4. put …
Webster English vocab
TURN — [turn] vb [ME; partly fr. OE tyrnan & turnian to turn, fr. ML tornare, fr. L, to turn on a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TIGHTEN — [tight.en] vb tight.ened ; tight.en.ing vt (ca. 1727): to make tight or tighter ~ vi: to become tight or tighter …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PUT — [put] vb put ; put.ting [ME putten; akin to OE putung instigation, MD poten to plant] vt (12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TIGHTEN — tighten BrE AmE ˈtaɪt ə n ▷ tighten|ed d ▷ tighten|ing ‿ɪŋ ▷ tighten|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TURN — / tɜːn; NAmE tɜːrn/ verb , noun ■ verb MOVE ROUND 1. to move or make sth move around a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIGHTEN — / ˈtaɪtn; NAmE / verb tighten (sth) (up) 1. to become or make sth become tight or tighter : [ …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUT — / pʊt; NAmE / verb ( put·ting , put , put ) [ vn ] IN PLACE / POSITION 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TURN — I. turn 1 S1 W1 /tɜːn $ tɜːrn/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ turn , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PUT — put S1 W1 /pʊt/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle put , present participle putting ) [transitive] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TURN — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. & intr. move around a point or axis so that the point or axis …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PUT — v. & n. --v. (putting; past and past part. put) 1 tr. move to or cause to be in a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TURN — v. & n. v. 1 tr. & intr. move around a point or axis so that the point or axis …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TIGHTEN — v.tr. & intr. make or become tight or tighter. tighten one's belt see BELT.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PUT — v. & n. v. (putting; past and past part. put) 1 tr. move to or cause to be in a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TURN — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. & intr. move around a point or axis so that the point or axis …
Oxford English vocab
TIGHTEN — v.tr. & intr. make or become tight or tighter. Phrases and idioms: tighten one's belt see BELT.
Oxford English vocab
PUT — 1. v. & n. --v. (putting; past and past part. put) 1. tr. move to or cause to be in …
Oxford English vocab
TURN — ( turns, turning, turned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Turn' is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIGHTEN — ( tightens, tightening, tightened) 1. If you tighten your grip on something, or if your grip tightens , you hold …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUT — ( puts, putting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'put' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIGHTEN — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. If you ~ your grip on something, or if your grip ~s, you hold the thing …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TURN — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a key turns ▪ We heard the key turn in the lock. a turning …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TIGHTEN — [verb]Tighten the straps so they don't rub. [T]As he struggled, the ropes tightened even more. [I]Are there any plans to …
Cambridge English vocab
SCREWS — [plural] [noun] - thumbscrew
Cambridge English vocab
TURN — Synonyms and related words : Charybdis, Platonic form, Platonic idea, S-curve, a thing for, aberrancy, aberration, about ship, about-face, access, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

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