screw up
1 (v + adv) crumple, compress TRANSITIVEfáisc verb he screwed up the letter into a ball rinne sé liathróid den litir 2 (v + adv) contract muscles TRANSITIVEhe screwed up his face chuir sé strainc air féin, chuir sé grainc ina éadan, chuir sé cár air féinTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 (v + adv) mess up, make mistake 4 (v + adv) damage, cause to malfunction TRANSITIVEcuir as do an diabhal a dhéanamh ar it screwed up the equipment chuir sé as don trealamh, rinne sé an diabhal ar an trealamh 5 (v + adv) damage psychologically TRANSITIVEthe incident screwed him up chuir an eachtra isteach go mór air 6 (v + adv) summon up courage TRANSITIVEscrew up your courage múscail do mhisneach, bíodh uchtach agatno one screwed up the nerve to ask the question ní raibh sé de mhisneach ag aon duine an cheist a chur → féach screw