Timeline for Is it correct to say "we thread the bolt into the nut snugly"?
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| Jun 7, 2023 at 8:31 | vote | accept | Tom | ||
| Jun 7, 2023 at 6:52 | comment | added | Michael Harvey | I rather imagine Tom is wondering how to say 'do the nut up tightly' or 'tighten the nut securely'. | |
| Jun 7, 2023 at 1:00 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Jun 6, 2023 at 19:36 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Jun 6, 2023 at 18:21 | comment | added | Weather Vane | ...the phrase is used in various websites such as Remedy for bolt that won't catch threads and SE Home Improvement turning the bolt in hopes that it will "catch on thread". | |
| Jun 6, 2023 at 17:52 | comment | added | Weather Vane | To get a nut and bolt to fit "snugly" I would say catch the thread but I can't find a reference. It means to manipulate the nut and bolt in such a way that their threads engage cleanly. | |
| Jun 6, 2023 at 17:42 | comment | added | gotube♦ | By "fit together" do you must mean they're connected but the nut can still spin, or that they're tight enough that the nut doesn't spin? | |
| Jun 6, 2023 at 17:07 | answer | added | stangdon | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jun 6, 2023 at 16:56 | history | asked | Tom | CC BY-SA 4.0 |