"thread" meaning in English

See thread in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /θrɛd/ Audio: en-us-thread.ogg [US] Forms: thread [singular], threads [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A thread is a long, very thin, soft material used to join or make cloth.
    Sense id: simple-thread-en-noun-X-LQcoXm
  2. A thread is a process.
    Sense id: simple-thread-en-noun-qLJw36zI Categories (other): Computing
  3. A thread is a group of messages from a discussion on an Internet forum.
    Sense id: simple-thread-en-noun-U1cUE8jy Categories (other): Computing
  4. A thread is a structure that allows a screw to be fastened.
    Sense id: simple-thread-en-noun-Xnt63oZG

Verb

IPA: /θrɛd/ Audio: en-us-thread.ogg [US] Forms: thread [canonical], threads [third-person, singular], threaded [past], threaded [past, participle], threading [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you thread something, then you make a string or thread out of it.
    Sense id: simple-thread-en-verb-jUZJz5wP
     
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