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screw

verb as in twist in

Strongest match

verb as in twist, contort

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Until Putin stops his "barbaric assault", that allies would "keep tightening the screws on his war machine with even more sanctions", he added.

From BBC

Nick Frost pilfered two Lions line-outs as they turned the screw.

From BBC

If I screw this up, if I let this go, will anything ever amount to what we had again?

From Salon

So depending on the contents, you could have a pump, a squeeze top, spray nozzle, screw top lid or other options.

From BBC

They turned the screw and eventually it worked, Slipper barging over for a score that was rapturously greeted by the massive MCG crowd wearing gold.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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