thread betydelse and definition

Betydelse av thread på svenska

• 0 (a length of) a very thin fibre:

  • needle and thread

  • loose threads

  • A thin thread of light made its way through the curtains.

• 1 The thread of a book, discussion, speech, etc. is its story or the way that it develops, one part connecting with another:

  • One of the main threads of the film is the development of the relationship between the boy and his uncle.

  • The sound distracted me and I lost the thread of (= forgot) what I was saying.

  • I was so glad to find this thread, and to know that lots of people have the same problem as me!

• 2 a continuous raised line, such as the one that goes around the outside of a screw or bolt or the inside of a hole

• 3 clothes

• 4 to put something long and thin such as string or thread through a narrow hole or into a small space:

  • to thread a needle

  • The sari had gold strands threaded through the material.

• 5 to put things such as beads (= small, round objects with a hole through the middle) onto a string or thread:

  • She sat threading beads, which fell with a faint, decisive click.

  • The olives are threaded onto wooden cocktail sticks for garnish.

• 6 to move forwards, often changing direction in order to avoid people or things:

  • The little car threaded dangerously through the traffic.

  • She threaded her way through the crowded market place.

• 7 to kick or throw a ball to another player, especially between players from the other team:

  • Messi threaded a pass through to Suarez.

  • He used his strong left arm, threading the ball between helpless defenders.

• 8 to remove hair from someone's face using a long piece of thread:

  • Have you ever had your eyebrows threaded?

• 9 to arrange an email, text message, or internet post or a series of these so that connected messages dealing with the same subject follow each other in a group:

  • We are launching some changes to how the system threads messages.

  • If we can find any similar conversations, we'll thread the incoming message to the existing conversation.

• 10 a very thin twisted string of esp. cotton or silk, used mostly for sewing:

  • [ U ] It takes practice to use a needle and thread well.

  • [ C ] There’s a loose thread on your dress.

  • [ C ] A common thread runs through their various experiences.

  • [ U ] A ringing phone interrupted the thread of her story.

• 11 a continuous cut that twists around the outside of a screw or around an opening, as on a pipe:

  • The threads are worn, and I can’t tighten the screw.

• 12 to put thread through the hole in a needle, or to put something narrow through a small opening:

  • to thread a needle

  • He threaded a thin strip of tape through the machine.

  • fig. She threaded her way through the crowd (= moved along a narrow path to go around people in her way).