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   thread

   /θrɛd/

   noun

   • 1. a long, thin strand of cotton, nylon, or other fibres used in sewing or weaving: "he had a loose thread on his shirt"
   • ▪ cotton, nylon, or other fibres spun into long, thin strands and used for sewing: "she put her needle and thread away" Similar yarncottonfilamentfibrestrandstringtwinelineply
   • ▪ a long, thin line or piece of something: literary "the Thames was a thread of silver below them" Similar streakstrandstripelinestriationstripseamveinbeltbarswathe
   • 2. a theme or characteristic running throughout a situation or piece of writing: "a major thread running through the book is the primacy of form over substance" Similar train of thoughtdriftdirectionsensethemesubject mattermotiftenorstrainthrustsubjectgistburdenactionplotstorylinescenario
   • ▪ (in online communication) a sequence of linked posts or messages.
   • ▪ a programming structure or process formed by linking a number of separate elements or subroutines, especially each of the tasks executed concurrently in multithreading.
   • 3. a helical ridge on the outside of a screw, bolt, etc. or on the inside of a cylindrical hole, to allow two parts to be screwed together.
   • 4. clothes: informal North American "his fine threads and fashionable specs"

   verb

   • 1. pass a thread through the eye of (a needle) or through the needle and guides of (a sewing machine): "I can't even thread a needle"
   • ▪ pass (a long, thin object or piece of material) through something and into the required position for use: "he threaded the rope through a pulley" Similar passstringweaveworkeaseinchmovepushpokethrust
   • ▪ put (something) on a thread, chain, etc. that passes through it, especially in such a way as to connect a number of things by passing a thread through each: "Connie sat threading beads" Similar string
   • ▪ move carefully or skilfully in and out of obstacles: "she threaded her way through the tables" Similar weave (one's way)inch (one's way)wind (one's way)filework (one's way)push (one's way)squeeze (one's way)shoulder (one's way)elbow (one's way)make one's wayprogresspass
   • ▪ interweave or intersperse as if with threads: "his hair had become ill-kempt and threaded with grey"
   • 2. pluck hairs from (the eyebrows or another part of the body) using a twisted cotton thread: "I had my eyebrows threaded today"
   • 3. cut a screw thread in or on (a hole, screw, bolt, etc.): "we're laser-cutting holes to be threaded for screws"

   Word Origin Old Englishthrǣd (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch draad and German Draht, also to the verb throw. The verb dates from late Middle English.

   Derivatives

   • 1. threadlike adjective

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › threapThreap Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   verb. ˈthrēp. threaped; threaping; threaps. transitive verb. 1. chiefly Scotland : scold, chide. 2. chiefly Scotland : to maintain persistently. Word History. Etymology. Middle English threpen, from Old English thrēapian. First Known Use. before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1. Time Traveler.

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   Threap definition: an argument; quarrel.. See examples of THREAP used in a sentence.

4. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › threapthreap - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Jun 2, 2024 · Noun. [ edit] threap (plural threaps) ( Scotland) An altercation, quarrel, argument. An accusation or serious charge . Stubborn insistence. A superstition or freet . Etymology 2. [ edit]

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › threapThreap - definition of threap by The Free Dictionary

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   1. to scold. 2. to contradict. [Old English thrēapian to blame; related to Old Frisian thrūwa, Old High German threwen, Old Norse threa] ˈthreaper, ˈthreeper n. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014.

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   noun. An altercation, quarrel, argument. Wiktionary. An accusation or serious charge. Wiktionary. Origin of Threap.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTHREAP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   noun. 1. an argument; quarrel. 2. a hostile charge; accusation.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryTHREAP definition in American English - Collins Online Dictionary

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   Jun 15, 2024 · noun. 1. an argument; quarrel. 2. a hostile charge; accusation. transitive verb. 3. to rebuke; scold. intransitive verb. 4. to argue; bicker. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Derived forms. threaper. noun. Word origin. [ bef. 900; (v.)