noun
- plural of monkeywrench; adjustable wrenches with a movable jaw, used for gripping nuts and bolts of various sizes
verb
- third-person singular present tense of monkeywrench; to deliberately sabotage or disrupt something; to throw a wrench into plans
Usage: informal
Examples
- The toolbox contained several monkeywrenches of different sizes.
- He grabbed a monkeywrench to tighten the bolt.
- The scandal monkeywrenches their campaign strategy.
- Bad weather monkeywrenches our outdoor plans.
- Someone tried to monkeywrench the project by spreading false information.
- The unexpected delay monkeywrenches the entire schedule.