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spanner

[ US /ˈspænɝ/ ]
[ UK /spˈænɐ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt

How To Use spanner In A Sentence

  • I am quite an abrasive player who can offer certain necessary things we need to put a spanner in their works and doubts in their minds. The Sun
  • You can dismantle the preposterous plot with a small spanner. Times, Sunday Times
  • In the kitchen, drain at the draincock Use a bath/basin spanner to undo the nut on the tap connector.
  • You can dismantle the preposterous plot with a small spanner. Times, Sunday Times
  • A Some firms have a habit of putting a spanner in the works when changing phone and broadband suppliers. The Sun
  • I moved on to the engine room and took a good look around the engine and workshop area, which still held tools, spanners and hammers!
  • I swear I saw this bloke banging one of the wheels of the undercarriage, with a massive adjustable spanner.
  • He worked in a garage?hence his nickname "Spanner".
  • Looks like this young mechanic's going to put a spanner in the works in Walford. The Sun
  • Taxi drivers at the mercy of drunken passengers on late-night runs sometimes admit to keeping a large spanner under their seat.
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