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Threaded has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of thread

"The mechanic threaded the bolt through the hole before tightening it with a wrench."

In plain English: To thread something means to pass it through holes or between spaces so that parts fit together tightly.

"He threaded his bike through the crowded market street to avoid traffic."

Adjective
1

(of bolts or screws) having screw threads

"The mechanic tightened the threaded bolt to secure the engine cover firmly in place."

2

Having threads.

"The metal bolts were threaded to allow them to be screwed into the wooden frame securely."

Example Sentences
"He threaded his bike through the crowded market street to avoid traffic." verb
"She threaded her needle before starting to sew." verb
"The child tried to thread the string through the bead hole." verb
"Please help me thread this ribbon across the cake top." verb
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Origin

The word threaded is formed by adding the suffix -ed to the noun thread. It describes something that has been fitted with threads or moved along a path like one following a thread.

Rhyming Words
ded ided oded waded bided ceded rided tided aided ended sided jaded anded coded boded noded added faded moded chided
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