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41spanner — /span euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that spans. 2. Also called spanner wrench. 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. Cf. pin wrench. 3. Chiefly Brit. a… …
42Spanner — Berufsname zu mhd. spanner »Ballenbinder und Wagenlader« …
43spanner — span|ner [ˈspænə US ər] n BrE [Date: 1600 1700; : Germa] 1.) a metal tool that fits over a ↑nut, used for turning the nut to make it tight or to undo it American Equivalent: wrench 2.) put/throw a spanner in the works informal to unexpectedly do… …
44Spanner — Idiot, mainly heard in London, but also in other parts of Britain. He s a right spanner, that bloke …
45Spanner — Idiot, mainly heard in London, but also in other parts of Britain. He s a right spanner, that bloke …
46spanner — span·ner || spænÉ™(r) n. spanner wrench, hand tool with a curved head used to hold or twist a nut or bolt (British) …
47spanner — noun chiefly Brit. a tool with a shaped opening or jaws for gripping and turning a nut or bolt. Phrases a spanner (or N. Amer. monkey wrench) in the works a person or thing that prevents the successful implementation of a plan. Origin C18: from… …
48spanner — raktas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. key; spanner; switch; wrench vok. Schalter, m; Schlüssel, m rus. ключ, m pranc. clé, f; clef, f; commutateur, m …
49spanner — n. 1 Brit. an instrument for turning or gripping a nut on a screw etc. (cf. WRENCH). 2 the cross brace of a bridge etc. Phrases and idioms: a spanner in the works Brit. colloq. a drawback or impediment. Etymology: G spannen draw tight: see… …
50spanner — noun Etymology: German, instrument for winding springs, from spannen to stretch; akin to Middle Dutch spannen to stretch more at span Date: circa 1790 1. chiefly British wrench 2. a wrench that has a hole, projection, or hook at one or both ends… …
