Tra từ thread - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

thread [thread threads threaded threading] noun, verb BrE [θred] NAmE [θred]
noun

1. uncountable, countable a thin string of cotton, wool, silk, etc. used for sewing or making cloth
•a needle and thread
•a robe embroidered with gold thread
•the delicate threads of a spider's web
2. countable an idea or a feature that is part of sth greater; an idea that connects the different parts of sth
• A common thread runs through these discussions.
• The author skilfully draws together the different threads of the plot.
•I lost the thread of the argument (= I could no longer follow it).
3. countable ~ (of sth) a long thin line of sth
•A thread of light emerged from the keyhole.
•a silvery thread of water
4. countable (computing)a series of connected messages on a ↑message board on the Internet which have been sent by different people
5. countable the raised line that runs around the length of a screw and that allows it to be fixed in place by twisting
6. threadsplural (old-fashioned, NAmE, slang)clothes
see hang by a hair/thread at ↑hang _v., pick up the threads at ↑pick _v.

Word Origin:
Old English thrǣd (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch draad and German Draht, also to the verb ↑throw. The verb dates from late Middle English.

Example Bank:
•Apart from one or two loose threads, the police now had the complete picture of what happened.
•As the film progresses, the threads of the plot slowly begin to unravel.
•I found it hard to follow the main thread of his argument.
•On studying the different historians' accounts, common threads emerge.
•Our lives hang by a fragile thread.
•Police have not been able to find a common thread linking the victims.
•She struggled against all the interruptions to keep the thread of her argument.
•The author eventually picks up the various threads of the plot and weaves them into a masterly conclusion.
•The player's career is hanging by a thread after this latest injury to his knee.
•The speaker lost his thread halfway through the talk.
•These stories have no real common thread.
•You've pulled a thread in your jumper.
•Have you got a needle and thread?
•I lost the thread of the argument.
•The threads of a spider's web are delicate and will break easily.
•Thin threads of blood glittered on his forehead and cheeks.

verb
1. transitive ~ sth (+ adv./prep.) to pass sth long and thin, especially thread, through a narrow opening or hole
•to thread a needle (with cotton)
•to thread cotton through a needle
•A tiny wire is threaded through a vein to the heart.
2. intransitive, transitive to move or make sth move through a narrow space, avoiding things that are in the way
Syn: ↑pick your way
•+ adv./prep. The waiters threaded between the crowded tables.
•~ your way + adv./prep. It took me a long time to thread my way through the crowd.
3. transitive ~ sth (onto sth) to join two or more objects together by passing sth long and thin through them
•to thread beads (onto a string)
•Thread the cubes of meat and vegetables onto metal skewers.
4. transitive ~ sth to pass film, tape, string, etc. through parts of a piece of equipment so that it is ready to use
5. transitive, usually passive ~ sth (with sth) to sew or twist a particular type of thread into sth
•a robe threaded with gold and silver
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Word Origin:
Old English thrǣd (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch draad and German Draht, also to the verb ↑throw. The verb dates from late Middle English.