rethread
verb[T]
(alsore-thread)uk/ˌriːˈθred/usto put alengthofthread,string, etc. through anarrowholeor into asmallspaceagain:
She rethreaded herneedleandknottedtheendsof thethreadtogether.
I take about fourminutesto re-thread thefishinglineandtieon ahook.
to put things such asbeads(=small, roundobjectswith aholethrough themiddle)back onto astringorthread:
As well as those that arebroken, thestringsofyourfavouritenecklacesshould be rethreadedonceayear.
It'stimeto get thosenecklacesre-threaded.
- Check that thethreadiswoundsmoothlyonto thebobbin; if it isn't,unravelit and rethread thebobbin.
- Frequently, thethreadbrokeand thesewingmachinehad to be rethreaded.
- Unravel thethreadthat'scollectedin thebobbincase,snipit off,throwit in thebin, and rethread it.
- Hediscoveredhe could re-thread thetapeinreversetoachieveinterestingsoniceffects.
Inserting and forcing things into other things
- bed
- cram
- dig
- dig(something)intosomeone/something
- embed
- embedded
- gouging
- insertion
- inset
- interlace
- interpolation
- interposition
- lodge
- reinsert
- reinsertion
- shoehorn
- squash
- stick
- stuck
- wedge
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Placing and positioning an object