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🪡 To put thread again 🔩 To fix threads
to rethread

to rethread

7.7
Fix the grooves on a bolt or pipe so it can hold parts together
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈθrɛd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : reencajar
  • If the threads on a pipe are worn out, you may need to rethread it to prevent leaks.

Examples

  • The mechanic had to rethread the damaged bolt before reassembling the engine to ensure a tight fit.

  • After removing the old nut, she carefully rethreaded the screw to make it usable again.

  • He will rethread the old bolt.

  • The mechanic rethreaded the damaged pipe.

  • The mechanic had to rethread the damaged bolt before reassembling the engine to ensure a tight fit.

  • If the threads on a pipe are worn out, you may need to rethread it to prevent leaks.

  • After removing the old nut, she carefully rethreaded the screw to make it usable again.

Antonyms

to strip
  • Specialized
2 8.2

Damage a screw head or thread so it cannot be turned

Surface Forms

rethread infinitive
rethreaded past
rethreaded past participle
rethreading present participle
rethreads third person singular

Morphology

rethread = thread (transparent) = re + thread

Given the technical verb 'thread', adding 're-' straightforwardly means to do the threading again or anew.

Etymology

Rethread comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and thread meaning 'a thin string' or the 'spiral on a screw'. So, to rethread a bolt is to make those spiral grooves again so the parts fit and hold together.