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cross-threaded

cross-threaded adjective: of a bolt or screw's threads: misaligned with the threads of its corresponding nut or other hole. Inserted non-perpendicularly. Also the simple past and past participle of cross-thread.

Adjective

cross-threaded

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

Also used as

cross-threaded is also the simple past and past participle of cross-thread.

Questions about cross-threaded

What does cross-threaded mean?
Cross-threaded means of a bolt or screw's threads: misaligned with the threads of its corresponding nut or other hole. Inserted non-perpendicularly.
What part of speech is cross-threaded?
Cross-threaded is an adjective.

Words near cross-threaded in the dictionary

  1. cross-tabulate
  2. cross-tail
  3. cross-tails
  4. cross-talk
  5. cross-thread
  6. cross-threaded
  7. cross-threading
  8. cross-threadings
  9. cross-threads
  10. cross-tie
  11. cross-ties

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