cross-threaded

adjective

Of a bolt or screw's threads: misaligned with the threads of its corresponding nut or other hole. Inserted non-perpendicularly.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. Of a bolt or screw's threads: misaligned with the threads of its corresponding nut or other hole. Inserted non-perpendicularly.
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of cross-thread
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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