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screw up

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Verb

  1. To tighten or secure with screws.
  2. To raise (rent, fees, etc.) to extortionate levels.
  3. To raise or summon up.
  4. To twist into a contorted state.
  5. To squint.
  6. To make a mess of; to ruin.
  7. To blunder; to make a mistake.

Noun

  1. Alternative spelling of screwup.

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