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(figuratively) An unexpected or troublesome problem, obstacle or dilemma.
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Alternative form of monkey-wrencher [(slang) An activist who sabotages operations perceived as harmful to the natural environment.]
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(manufacturing) A point of convergence between two rolling parts, or a rolling part and a stationary part, where all or part of the human body could become trapped and injured.
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A bottleneck, part of a process that is too slow and causes a delay.
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(intransitive) To increment or decrement.
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To unwind, to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else.
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Obsolete form of wrench. [(transitive) To pull or twist violently.]
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The instrument used for this purpose; ripple.
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(transitive) To torture by means of this device.
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(idiomatic, US) Synonym of throw a spanner in the works.
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(idiomatic, US) Synonym of throw a spanner in the works.
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(transitive, intransitive) To force into a narrow gap.
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A wrench, twist, or sprain of the body.
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A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug.
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(US) Synonym of spanner in the works
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One who, or that which, wrenches.
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The act of wresting; a wrench or twist; distortion.
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(dialect) To wrench; strain
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(archaic) A device for pressing or compressing, especially for cider.
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