threaded Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
    wander; meander; thread; wind; weave.
    • the river winds through the hills
    • the path meanders through the vineyards
    • sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
  2. verb pass a thread through
    thread.
    • thread a needle
  3. verb remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
    thread.
    • She had her eyebrows threaded
  4. verb pass through or into
    thread.
    • thread tape
    • thread film
  5. verb thread on or as if on a string
    draw; string; thread.
    • string pearls on a string
    • the child drew glass beads on a string
    • thread dried cranberries
  6. adjective (of bolts or screws) having screw threads

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