spanner
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Synonyms: spinner, spanker, spanned, spanger, scanner, spawner, panner, sanner, swanner, spanier, stanner
Antonyms: spinner, spanker, spanned, spanger, scanner, spawner, panner, sanner, swanner, spanier, stanner
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Noun
- {{senseid|en|Q154411}} {{lb|en|Commonwealth|UK|Irish}} A [[hand tool]] for adjusting [[nut]]s and [[bolt]]s.
- {{lb|en|rare}} One who, or that which, [[span]]s.
- {{lb|en|graph theory}} A (usually [[sparse]]) [[graph]] whose shortest [[path]] distances [[approximate]] those in a dense graph or other [[metric space]].
- {{lb|en|weaponry}} A hand [[tool]] [[shape]]d like a [[small]] [[crank]] [[handle]], for [[wind]]ing the [[spring]] of a [[wheel lock]] on a [[musket]].
- {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[device]] in early [[steam engine]]s for moving the [[valve]]s for the alternate admission and shutting off of the steam.<!--Webster 1913-->
- {{lb|en|UK|Irish}} A [[problem]], [[dilemma]] or [[obstacle]]; something [[unexpected]] or [[troublesome]] (in the phrase ''spanner in the works'')
- {{lb|en|UK|Irish|mildly|derogatory}} A [[stupid]] or [[unintelligent]] person; one prone to making mistakes, especially in language.
Verb
- To use a spanner; to [[fix]] with a spanner
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