cross-threading

== English == === Noun === cross-threading (countable and uncountable, plural cross-threadings) 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. ==== Related terms ==== cross-thread (verb) cross-threaded (adjective) === Verb === cross-threading present participle and gerund of cross-thread