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 the threads of (a bolt or screw) 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.