cross-threading

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A misalignment of a bolt or screw's threads with the threads of its corresponding nut or other hole; a nonperpendicular insertion of a bolt or screw.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of cross-thread

Word forms

cross-threading cross-threadings
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