skru

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

skru (imperative skru, present tense skrur, simple past skrudde, past participle skrudd)

1. to screw (a screw or bolt)

   å skru ut - to unscrew

2. to turn (something) (up or down)

Derived terms

• skrujern
• skrukork
• skrunøkkel
• skrutrekker

Related terms

• skrue

References

• “skru” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• (verb): skrua, skrue, skruva, skruve
• (noun): skruv

Etymology

From skrue m (“a screw”). The slang terms are semantic loans from cognate English screw. The noun is derived from the verb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skrʉː/

Verb

skru (present tense skrur, past tense skrudde, past participle skrutt/skrudd, passive infinitive skruast, present participle skruande, imperative skru)

1. to turn around its own axis
   1. (transitive, of a screw or bolt) to screw
   2. (transitive) to control with select (as if with) a dial (especially for volume control)
   3. (transitive, ball games) to kick or throw (the ball) with a spin, arcked towards a deliberate target

      Ole skrudde ballen fint inn i mål.

      Ole spun the ball nicely into the goal

   4. (intransitive, of a ball) to spin
   5. (intransitive, of a ball) to fly in a certain curve because of its spin
2. to force, to pressure, to extort
3. (impersonal, ergative, of sea ice) to pressure into heaps or ridges
5. (transitive, slang) to have sexual intercourse with, to screw
7. (transitive, slang) to cheat someone or ruin their chances at something; to screw

Synonyms

• (to turn around its own axis): dreie
• (to copulate): knulle, pule
• (to cheat): lure, snyte, svindle

Derived terms

• avskrudd
• forskrudd
• isskruing
• oppskrudd
• påskrudd
• skru av
• skru inn
• skru ned
• skru opp
• skru på sjarmen
• skru saman
• skru tu
• skru tå
• skru ut
• skruball
• skrublyant
• skrufar
• skrugard
• skrugjenge
• skruis
• skrujarn
• skrukapsel
• skrukork
• skrulinje
• skrulok
• skrumor
• skrumutter
• skrunykkel

 

Noun

skru m (definite singular skruen, indefinite plural skruar, definite plural skruane)

1. a screw, spin

   det var ein fin skru på den ball

   there was a nice screw on that ball there

2. (ball games) backspin, screwball

Derived terms

• halvskru
• heilskru

References

• “skru” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• krus, kurs, skur

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English screw.

Noun

skru

1. (anatomy) elbow
2. (anatomy) knee
3. screw

Derived terms

• skru bilong han
• skru bilong lek

Related terms

• skruim