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rethread

rethread verb: to thread again (in various senses).

Verb

rethread (third-person singular simple present rethreads, present participle rethreading, simple past and past participle rethreaded)

  1. (transitive) To thread again (in various senses).
    • He rethreaded the needle and resumed sewing.
    • When isolating portions of the piping that have been damaged by fire or explosion damage, it may be necessary to cut, rethread, and cap individual pipes.2001, National Fire Protection Association, National Fire Codes (volume 12? 14?)

Forms of rethread

third-person singular presentrethreads
present participlerethreading
past participlerethreaded
pastrethreaded

Origin of rethread

From re- + thread.

Words formed from rethread

Questions about rethread

What does rethread mean?
Rethread means to thread again (in various senses).
What part of speech is rethread?
Rethread is a verb.
What is the past tense of rethread?
The past tense of rethread is rethreaded.

Words near rethread in the dictionary

  1. rethinks
  2. Rethondes
  3. rethoracotomies
  4. rethoracotomy
  5. rethought
  6. rethread
  7. rethreaded
  8. rethreader
  9. rethreaders
  10. rethreading
  11. rethreadings

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