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to thread

to thread

22 3.0
To pass a thin string through a small hole or eye
  • verb
  • /θrɛd/
translation icon : enhebrar
  • He used the tool to thread the cord through the small hole in the wall.
  • thread a needle
  • thread the string
  • thread beads

I'll just poke these in there and thread them around my succulent leaves there.

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Examples

  • And you can take these off simply by threading them through here, I believe.

  • Look, here he is trying to thread a needle.

    The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)

  • Go ahead and thread that, place the top down.

  • Basically, we're going to make a hole that can thread over this right here.

  • OK, so I'm going to thread this through right here.

  • We're gonna thread the needle.

    Flight (2012)

  • So now what I'm hoping to do is to thread the glove.

  • So I'll start by threading my needle.

  • I'll just poke these in there and thread them around my succulent leaves there.

    Garden Answer

  • Her slippers were gold, and Muni had done her hair in a braid threaded with gold ribbon.

    Fiction book (1995)

Synonyms

to string
vsto thread
36 3.8

To put beads or objects onto a cord in a line

is broader by including passing thin material through openings rather than only arranging items
to lace
vsto thread
24 1.0

To thread a cord through holes to fasten shoes

applies more widely to placing items on cord or passing thin material
to draw
vsto thread
5 8.1

Put beads or small objects onto a string

also covers passing thin material through an opening

Idioms

to thread the needle
3 7.6

To pass something carefully through a very small gap or to do a very precise and difficult action

to hang by a thread
  • Informal
1 6.1

In a very dangerous situation where a small problem can cause everything to fail

hanging by a thread
  • Informal
7.3

In a very risky situation where failure can happen at any moment

Phrasal Verbs

to follow the thread
1 4.8

Keep track of the main idea in a talk or story

to pick up the thread
1 4.9

To start an earlier activity or conversation again after an interruption

Compounds

Adam's needle-and-thread
  • US
9.9

A plant that grows in dry places with long stiff leaves that have thin threads along the edges

lisle thread
  • Archaic
9.4

A strong, smooth cotton thread used for fine socks and gloves

golden thread
  • US
9.1

A low plant that lives for many years in woods with three-part leaves, yellow roots and white flowers

screw thread
  • Specialized
5.0

A raised spiral on a screw or bolt makes it hold things when you turn it

thread of an argument
4.1

The main idea that connects the points someone makes

thread blight
  • Specialized
9.9

A disease that makes threads of fungus grow on branches and leaves of tropical trees like cacao or tea

thread maker
5.5

A person who twists fibers into yarn for use in cloth

thread maker
  • Texting
4.1

A person who begins online discussions on forums or social media

thread-fish
  • Specialized
9.9

A fish with very long front fin rays that lives near warm coasts

How Tight

to cinch
8 5.5
to tighten
145 1.5
to lace
24 1.0
to tie
923 1.0
to thread
22 3.0

Surface Forms

thread infinitive
threaded past
threaded past participle
threading present participle
threads third person singular

Etymology

Thread comes from an old English word thraed meaning 'twisted string', and it originally meant to put a string through a small hole. That's why to 'thread' something is to pass a line or thread through an opening.