Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A hand tool with adjustable jaws for turning nuts of varying sizes.
- noun Informal Something that disrupts.
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- noun A
wrench with a smooth adjustable jaw to grip different sizes ofnuts . - noun A
pipe wrench . - noun idiomatic A
problem ,obstacle ordilemma ; somethingunexpected ortroublesome .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun adjustable wrench that has one fixed and one adjustable jaw
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Origin unknown.]
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bilby commented on the word monkey wrench
See also monkey.
April 6, 2021
vendingmachine commented on the word monkey wrench
What? No bilby-related hand tools?
April 6, 2021
bilby commented on the word monkey wrench
*whacks vendingmachine with monkey wrench, makes all the granola bars come out. For free*
April 9, 2021