spanner

Definitions

General English

• noun a metal tool with an opening which fits round a nut and which can be twisted to undo the nut or tighten it

Cars & Driving

• noun a steel hand tool with jaws or a hole of particular shape at the end, designed to fit round a nut or bolt head in order to turn it

Construction

• A horizontal cross brace.
• A collar beam.

Real Estate

• noun a hand tool with fixed or movable jaws, used for turning nuts and bolts

Slang

• noun an unfortunate, weak individual, a misfit. The term became a popular phrase among adolescents in the early 1990s following its use on the BBC TV comedy, The Mary Whitehouse Experience. It probably originated as a schoolboy variation of spastic and spasmo, perhaps blended with prannet or pranny.

Nearby Definitions of “spanner”

• spall
• spam
• spamdexing
• span
• spandauer
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• spare
• spare part
• spare ribs
• spark
• spark gap

Contexts for “spanner”

6 definitions in context
• General English
• Cars & Driving
• Construction
• Real Estate
• Slang