Meaning of thread a needle in English

thread a needle
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to put thread through the hole in the end of a needle:
Could you thread this needle for me, please?
He threaded his huge upholsterer's needle with stout twine and set to work.
Grace was 56, relatively young, when her husband noticed her having trouble threading a needle.
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thread verb
needle noun
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(Definition of thread a needle from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
 

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