# skru
## Danish
### Etymology

From skrue c (“a screw”).

### Noun

skru n (singular definite skruet, not used in plural form)
* backspin, screwball
    Coordinate term: spind

#### Derived terms

* underskru

### References

* “skru” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Malay
### Etymology

From English screw.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈskru/ [ˈskru]

### Noun

skru (Jawi spelling سکرو, plural skru-skru, informal 1st possessive skruku, 2nd possessive skrumu, 3rd possessive skrunya)
* screw

### Verb

skru (Jawi spelling سکرو)
* to screw

#### Alternative forms

* sekrup (Indonesian)

### Further reading

* “skru” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Verb

skru (imperative skru, present tense skrur, simple past skrudde, past participle skrudd)
* to screw (a screw or bolt)
    å skru ut - to unscrew
* 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

* skrua, skrue, skruva, skruve (verb)
* skruv (noun)

### 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: /skrʉː/

### Verb

skru (present tense skrur, past tense skrudde, past participle skrutt/skrudd, passive infinitive skruast, present participle skruande, imperative skru)
* to turn around its own axis
** (transitive, of a screw or bolt) to screw
** (transitive) to control with select (as if with) a dial (especially for volume control)
** (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
** (intransitive, of a ball) to spin
** (intransitive, of a ball) to fly in a certain curve because of its spin
* to force, to pressure, to extort
* (impersonal, ergative, of sea ice) to pressure into heaps or ridges
* (transitive, slang) to have sexual intercourse with, to screw
* (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)
* a screw, spin
    det var ein fin skru på den ballthere was a nice screw on that ball there
* (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
* (anatomy) elbow
* (anatomy) knee
* screw

#### Derived terms

* skru bilong han
* skru bilong lek

#### Related terms

* skruim