monkeywrench
Adjustable jaw tool
A monkeywrench is an adjustable wrench with a jaw that moves via a screw mechanism, used to grip nuts and bolts of various sizes.
To monkeywrench or throw a monkeywrench into something is to sabotage or disrupt it: The lawsuit threw a monkeywrench into the merger.
Environmental activists who sabotage equipment practice monkeywrenching.
Also spelled monkey wrench.
spanner
Tool for turning nuts
- adjustableAble to be changed
- socketHollow receiving cavity
- pliersHinged metal gripping tool
ratchet · screwdriver · hex · grip · handle · jaws · steel · toolbox · workshop · garage
disrupt
Interrupt and disorder
interfere · obstruct · thwart · hinder · impede · hamper · tamper · scuttle · foil · spoil
monkeywrenchbox wrench
Enclosed tool for bolts
combination wrench · socket wrench · ratchet wrench · torque wrench · hex key
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Ease a difficult process
facilitate · enable · expedite · streamline · help along
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