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单词 screw something up
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to twist out of shape or distort
She screwed up her eyes.
Synonyms
contort
His face contorts as he screams out the lyrics.
contract
As we move our bodies, our muscles contract and relax.
wrinkle
He noticed a wrinkle in the material.
knot
He knotted the bandanna around his neck.
knit
They knitted their brows and started to grumble.
distort
Make sure the image isn't distorted by lumps and bumps.
crumple
She sat down carefully, so as not to crumple her skirt.
pucker
She puckered her lips at the sour taste of lemon.
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to mishandle or spoil (something)
Get out. Haven't you screwed things up enough already?
Synonyms
bungle
Two prisoners bungled an escape bid last night
botch
It's a silly idea, and he has botched it.
mess up
spoil
It is important not to let mistakes spoil your life.
queer (informal)
He was trying to queer my pitch.
cock up (British, slang)
mishandle
The judge said the police had mishandled the siege.
fuck up (offensive, taboo, slang)
make a mess of (slang)
mismanage
Three-quarters of those surveyed thought the President had mismanaged the economy.
make a hash of (informal)
make a nonsense of
bodge (informal)
flub (US, slang)
louse up (slang)
crool or cruel (Australian, slang)
See screw

Additional synonyms

in the sense of botch
Definition
to spoil through clumsiness or ineptitude
It's a silly idea, and he has botched it.
Synonyms
spoil,
mar,
bungle,
fumble,
screw up (informal),
mess up,
cock up (British, slang),
balls up (taboo, slang),
fuck up (offensive, taboo, slang),
mismanage,
muff,
make a nonsense of (informal),
bodge (informal),
make a pig's ear of (informal),
flub (US, slang),
crool or cruel (Australian, slang)
in the sense of contract
Definition
to draw (muscles) together or (of muscles) to be drawn together
As we move our bodies, our muscles contract and relax.
Synonyms
tighten,
narrow,
knit,
purse,
shorten,
pucker,
wrinkle
in the sense of crumple
Definition
to crush or become crushed into untidy wrinkles or creases
She sat down carefully, so as not to crumple her skirt.
Synonyms
crease,
wrinkle,
rumple,
ruffle,
pucker

Nearby words of
screw something up

  • screed
  • screen
  • screw
  • screw something up
  • screw you or that
  • screwy
  • scribble

Synonyms of 'screw something up'

screw something up

Additional synonyms

in the sense of distort
Definition
to twist out of shape
Make sure the image isn't distorted by lumps and bumps.
Synonyms
deform,
bend,
twist,
warp,
buckle,
mangle,
mangulate (Australian, slang),
disfigure,
contort,
gnarl,
misshape,
malform
in the sense of knit
Definition
to draw (one's eyebrows) together
They knitted their brows and started to grumble.
Synonyms
furrow,
tighten,
knot,
wrinkle,
crease,
screw up,
pucker,
scrunch up,
contract
in the sense of knot
Definition
to tie or fasten in a knot
He knotted the bandanna around his neck.
Synonyms
tie,
secure,
bind,
weave,
loop,
knit,
tether,
entangle
in the sense of mishandle
Definition
to handle or treat badly or inefficiently
The judge said the police had mishandled the siege.
Synonyms
mismanage,
bungle,
botch,
mess up (informal),
screw (up) (informal),
make a mess of,
muff,
make a hash of (informal),
make a nonsense of,
bodge (informal),
flub (US, slang)
in the sense of mismanage
Definition
to organize or run something badly
Three-quarters of those surveyed thought the President had mismanaged the economy.
Synonyms
mishandle,
bungle,
botch,
mess up,
misdirect,
misconduct,
make a mess of,
make a hash of (informal),
make a nonsense of,
bodge (informal),
misgovern,
maladminister
in the sense of pucker
Definition
to gather into wrinkles
She puckered her lips at the sour taste of lemon.
Synonyms
wrinkle,
tighten,
purse,
pout,
contract,
gather,
knit,
crease,
compress,
crumple,
ruffle,
furrow,
screw up,
crinkle,
draw together,
ruck up,
ruckle
in the sense of queer
He was trying to queer my pitch.
Synonyms
spoil,
injure,
harm,
ruin,
mar,
wreck,
endanger,
thwart,
impair,
botch,
jeopardize,
imperil,
bodge (informal),
crool or cruel (Australian, slang)
in the sense of spoil
Definition
to make (something) less valuable, beautiful, or useful
It is important not to let mistakes spoil your life.
Synonyms
ruin,
destroy,
wreck,
damage,
total (slang),
blow (slang),
injure,
upset,
harm,
mar,
scar,
undo,
trash (slang),
impair,
mess up,
blemish,
disfigure,
debase,
deface,
put a damper on,
crool or cruel (Australian, slang)
in the sense of wrinkle
Definition
a slight ridge in the smoothness of a surface, such as a crease in the skin as a result of age
He noticed a wrinkle in the material.
Synonyms
crease,
gather,
fold,
crumple,
furrow,
rumple,
pucker,
crinkle,
corrugation
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