screw with

verb

To fiddle with; to tinker; to affect negatively.

“Quit screwing with the volume.”

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Meanings

verbscrew with (third-person singular simple present screws with, present participle screwing with, simple past and past participle screwed with)

present singular third person screws with · participle present screwing with · participle past screwed with · past screwed with

  1. To fiddle with; to tinker; to affect negatively.

    Quit screwing with the volume.

  2. To mess with; to have on; to trick; to play with a lighthearted or joking manner.

    This bigfoot talk is just him screwing with us again.

Cite this entry
APA

screw with. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screw%20with

MLA

“screw with.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screw%20with. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “screw with,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screw%20with.

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