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span·ner
(spăn′ər)n.
1. A wrench having a hook, hole, or pin at the end for meshing with a related device on another object.
2. Chiefly British A wrench.
[German, winding tool, from spannen, to stretch, from Middle High German, from Old High German spannan; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]
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spanner
(ˈspænə)n
1. (Tools) a steel hand tool with a handle carrying jaws or a hole of particular shape designed to grip a nut or bolt head
2. informal Brit a source of impediment or annoyance (esp in the phrase throw a spanner in the works)
[C17: from German, from spannen to stretch, span1]
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span•ner
(ˈspæn ər)n.
1. a person or thing that spans.
2. a wrench having a curved head with a hook or pin at one end for engaging notches or holes in collars, certain kinds of nuts, etc.
3. Chiefly Brit. a wrench, esp. one with fixed jaws.
[1630–40; (definitions 2,3) < German Spanner device for cocking a wheel-lock firearm; see span1 (v.), -er1]
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spanner
wrench
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| Noun | 1. |  spanner - a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or boltadjustable spanner, adjustable wrench - an adjustable tool for gripping hexagonal nuts, with an adjustings crew in the head of the implement Allen wrench - a wrench for Allen screws alligator wrench - a wrench with a v-shaped jaw and serrations on one side (resembles the open jaws of an alligator) box end wrench, box wrench - a wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut or bolt head brace wrench - a wrench shaped like a brace (has a handle shaped like a crank) and a socket head bulldog wrench - a wrench designed to provide a firm grip on something carriage wrench - a wrench designed for use with carriage bolts dog wrench - a wrench with a handle shaped like a crank hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands hook spanner, hook wrench - a wrench with a hook that fits over a nut or bolt head jaw - holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object lug wrench - a wrench with jaws that have projecting lugs to engage the object that is to be rotated open-end wrench, tappet wrench - a wrench having parallel jaws at fixed separation (often on both ends of the handle) pin wrench - a wrench that has a projecting pin that fits into a socket on the object to be turned screw key - a wrench for turning a screw socket wrench - a wrench with a handle onto which sockets of different sizes can be fitted sparkplug wrench - a wrench for removing or tightening spark plugs into the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine tap wrench - a wrench for turning a tap to create an internal screw thread torque wrench - a wrench that has a gauge that indicates the amount of torque being applied |
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spanner
nounChiefly British. A tool with jaws for gripping and twisting:
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spanner
[ˈspænəʳ] N (gen) → llave f de tuercas, llave f de tubo; (adjustable) → llave f inglesato throw or put a spanner in the works → meter un palo en la rueda
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spanner
(ˈspӕnə) noun a type of tool used for tightening or loosening nuts, bolts etc. llave inglesa
throw a spanner in the works to frustrate or ruin (a plan, system etc). meter un palo en la rueda, sabotearlo todo
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spanner
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