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monkey wrench
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Monkey wrench may refer to: Monkey wrench , an early type of adjustable spanner Pipe wrench , often incorrectly called a monkey wrench Monkeywrenching , a type of sabotage "Monkey Wrench" (song) , a 1997 Foo Fighters single Monkeywrench (G.I. Joe) , a fictional ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A wrench (spanner) with an adjustable jaw. 2 (context idiomatic English) An unexpected or troublesome problem, obstacle or dilemma.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. adjustable wrench that has one fixed and one adjustable jaw [syn: monkey-wrench ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
monkeywrench \monkeywrench\, monkey wrench \monkey wrench\n. A wrench or spanner which has one fixed and one adjustable jaw. Syn: monkey wrench.
Usage examples of monkey wrench.
You can't tell a left-handed monkey wrench from a reaction engine, yet you ask me for blue prints of a space ship.
And when he got there he started hitting people over the haid with his monkey wrench.
This latest development had thrown a monkey wrench into the whole plan.
As far as I knew at that point, a Fomit could have been anything from a lefthanded monkey wrench to a Polish steak knife.
With the gun to hold off Chia's gang, and with Klein as hostage, there would be a chance to throw a monkey wrench into the mad plan to bomb the starship.
In the scrimmage I made a fool of myself as usual, and slugged the wrong man with a monkey wrench.
And then he faced a new problem, for when he took from his kit the special monkey wrench and fitted it to one of the nuts, he found he could accomplish nothing.
Pulling it open, he drew out what seemed to be a monkey wrench wrapped in sacking.
But who would bury a monkey wrench, even for the best car England ever made?