thread-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: pass (a thread) through or into,on or as if on a string

Commentary: NP1[+agent] THREAD NP2

Examples:
He threaded the needle up until it was snug.
Patterson got out a movie projector, threaded the film himself,
and took his first and last look at the pictures of his
humiliation.
I threaded all the pearls and the pendant onto my spool of silk.

Mappings:
VerbNet: tape-22.4
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 4, 5

Sense Number 2: meander in a sinuous or circular course

Commentary: NP1 THREAD

Examples:
The river threaded its languid way across the flatland to the limit
of his vision.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: thread.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 3: remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling

Commentary: NP1[+agent] THREAD NP2

Examples:
I threaded my eyebrows!

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3