cross-thread

verb

To misalign the threads of (a bolt or screw) with the threads of its corresponding nut or other hole; to insert (a bolt or screw) non-perpendicularly.

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Meanings

verbcross-thread (third-person singular simple present cross-threads, present participle cross-threading, simple past and past participle cross-threaded)

present singular third person cross-threads · participle present cross-threading · participle past cross-threaded · past cross-threaded

  1. To misalign the threads of (a bolt or screw) with the threads of its corresponding nut or other hole; to insert (a bolt or screw) non-perpendicularly.
adjectivecross-thread (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecomputingOccurring across more than one thread of execution.
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APA

cross-thread. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-thread

MLA

“cross-thread.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-thread. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-thread,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-thread.

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