cross-thread

== English == === Verb === cross-thread (third-person singular simple present cross-threads, present participle cross-threading, simple past and past participle cross-threaded) 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. ==== Related terms ==== cross-threading (noun) cross-threaded (adjective) === Adjective === cross-thread (not comparable) (programming) Occurring across more than one thread of execution.