Cross-threaded

adj, verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of cross-thread form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a bolt or screw's threads: misaligned with the threads of its corresponding nut or other hole. Inserted non-perpendicularly.

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