cross-thread

English

Verb

cross-thread (third-person singular simple present cross-threads, present participle cross-threading, simple past and past participle cross-threaded)

  1. To misalign a bolt or screw's threads with the threads of its corresponding nut or other hole. To insert a bolt or screw non-perpendicularly.

Adjective

cross-thread (not comparable)

  1. (programming) Occurring across more than one thread of execution.