rescrew

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ screw.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uː

Verb

rescrew (third-person singular simple present rescrews, present participle rescrewing, simple past and past participle rescrewed)

1. to screw again.
   • 1857, English Patents of Inventions, Specifications: 1856, 1872 - 1937, page 7:

     5th, for single bands, unscrew the large pivots, so that the bands slipping come easily to the desired dimension (rescrew to retain the exact position.

   • 1908, Paul Dumesny, J. Noyer, Wood products: distillates and extracts, page 177:

     If it be seen that any of the pins are unscrewed stop the shafting at once and rescrew these pins; rescrew the collars immediately if need be.

   • 1994, Carole Marsh, Arkansas "Crinkum-Crankum", Carole Marsh Books, →ISBN, page 57:

     If you screw up unscrew the corkscrew and rescrew to unscrew what you have screwed up.

Anagrams

• crewers, recrews, screwer