Meaning of screw up in English

1. Pronunciation

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1. Verb

   screw up

   Definitions

   1. make more intense

   Examples

   • « Emotions were screwed up »
2. 2. make a mess of, destroy or ruin

   Examples

   • « I botched the dinner and we had to eat out »
   • « the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement »
3. 3. screw or turn higher
4. 4. twist into a strained configuration

   Examples

   • « screw up one's face »