Dictionary  mon'key wrench"1. Also called, esp. Brit., adjustable spanner. a wrench having an adjustable jaw permitting it to grasp nuts or the like of different sizes. 2. something that interferes with functioning; obstacle: He threw a monkey wrench into our plans. mon•key-wrenchPronunciation: (mung'kē-rench"), [key] —v.t. to ruin (plans, a schedule, etc.) unavoidably or, sometimes, deliberately: The storm monkey-wrenched our plans for a picnic. —v.i. to prevent, delay, or sabotage industrialization or development of wilderness areas, esp. through vandalism. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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