noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
use
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If you know how to use a large screwdriver you can swap over the bindings yourself.
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She used the screwdriver to force open the first one.
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Poke around any plumbing, lift any loose floorboards and inspect the joists, using your screwdriver and torch.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Blanche forced the screwdriver up into the crevice between the two halves of the sash window and heaved.
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Endill took his torch and screwdriver with him in case there was anything to unscrew.
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From the hardware drawer in the kitchen I equipped myself with a hammer, a chisel, and a mean-looking screwdriver .
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Mr Reaves himself likens his operation to tinkering on a Model A Ford with screwdrivers and a pair of pliers.
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Test for it with a screwdriver .
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The lad tinkered happily with a multi-pronged screwdriver that couldn't possibly work in real life.
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Why had he never got round to building another sonic screwdriver ?