Cross-threading

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    A misalignment of a bolt or screw's threads with the threads of its corresponding nut or other hole; a nonperpendicular insertion of a bolt or screw. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of cross-thread form-of, gerund, participle, present

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