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screw around
offensive — phrasal verb with screw /skruː/ verbDefinition
(Definition of screw around from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a bit on the side idiom
- adulterer noun
- adultery noun
- affair noun (RELATIONSHIP)
- bigamy noun
- cheat on sb phrasal verb
- cuckold noun
- cuckold verb
- extramarital adjective
- faithless adjective (NOT LOYAL)
- fool around/about phrasal verb (HAVE A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP)
- infidelity noun
- mess around with sb phrasal verb
- on the side idiom
- play around phrasal verb (SEX)
- step out on sb phrasal verb
- two-timer noun
- unfaithful adjective
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