2thread verb
threads; thread·ed; thread·ing 1 [+ obj] : to put a thread, string, rope, etc., through a hole in something
▪ thread a needle ▪ She threaded her shoelace through the holes. ▪ thread a pipe with wire = thread a wire through a pipe 2 [+ obj] : to put (film or tape) into a movie camera, tape recorder, etc., so that it is ready to be used
▪ thread film through a camera 3 : to move forward by turning and going through narrow spaces [+ obj] ▪ They had to thread their way through the crowd. [no obj] ▪ Waiters threaded through the crowd. ▪ a river that threads through narrow valleys 4 [+ obj] : to put (something) on a thread : string
▪ thread beads
▪ thread a needle ▪ She threaded her shoelace through the holes. ▪ thread a pipe with wire = thread a wire through a pipe
▪ thread film through a camera
▪ thread beads
— thread·er noun, plural thread·ers [count]
