rethread
/riˈθrɛd/
verb
- To pass thread through the eye of a needle again.
- I can't see well enough to rethread this tiny needle.
- She had to rethread the needle after it slipped out.
- He carefully rethreaded the needle with a fresh piece of thread.
- To put a string, cord, or wire back through a series of holes or guides (e.g., in a sewing machine, camera, or beadwork).
- She rethreaded the beads onto a new string after the old one broke.
- The sewing machine jammed, so I had to rethread it.
- He rethreaded the film into the camera before taking more pictures.
- To go back over a path or route, especially a complicated one.
- We had to rethread our way through the maze of hallways to find the exit.
- The hikers rethreaded the trail to retrieve a dropped map.
- He rethreaded the same arguments in the meeting, hoping for a different outcome.