Spanner — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈænɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈanə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈanə/

2 syllables Say it as /spˈænɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wrench

Word Forms

wrench

verb

twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schlüssel

ein Handwerkzeug, das zum Halten oder Drehen einer Mutter oder Schraube verwendet wird

🇫🇷French

clé

un outil à main utilisé pour maintenir ou tordre un écrou ou un boulon

🇪🇸Spanish

llave

una herramienta manual que se utiliza para sujetar o girar una tuerca o un perno

🇮🇹Italian

chiave inglese

uno strumento manuale utilizzato per trattenere o ruotare un dado o un bullone

🇳🇱Dutch

moersleutel

een handgereedschap dat wordt gebruikt om een moer of bout vast te houden of te draaien

🇵🇹Portuguese

chave inglesa

uma ferramenta manual usada para segurar ou torcer uma porca ou parafuso

🇷🇺Russian

гаечный ключ

ручной инструмент, который используется для удержания или закручивания гайки или болта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

औजार

एक हाथ का उपकरण जिसका उपयोग नट या बोल्ट को पकड़ने या मोड़ने के लिए किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

স্প্যানার

একটি হাত সরঞ্জাম যা একটি বাদাম বা বল্টু ধরে রাখতে বা মোচড় দিতে ব্যবহৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்பேனர்

நட்டு அல்லது போல்ட்டைப் பிடிக்க அல்லது திருப்பப் பயன்படும் கைக் கருவி

🇮🇳Telugu

స్పేనర్

గింజ లేదా బోల్ట్‌ను పట్టుకోవడానికి లేదా తిప్పడానికి ఉపయోగించే చేతి సాధనం

🇮🇳Marathi

स्पॅनर

एक हँड टूल जे नट किंवा बोल्ट ठेवण्यासाठी किंवा पिळण्यासाठी वापरले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્પેનર

એક હેન્ડ ટૂલ જેનો ઉપયોગ અખરોટ અથવા બોલ્ટને પકડવા અથવા ટ્વિસ્ટ કરવા માટે થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಪ್ಯಾನರ್

ಅಡಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಬೋಲ್ಟ್ ಅನ್ನು ಹಿಡಿದಿಡಲು ಅಥವಾ ತಿರುಗಿಸಲು ಬಳಸುವ ಕೈ ಸಾಧನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്പാനർ

ഒരു നട്ട് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബോൾട്ട് പിടിക്കാനോ വളച്ചൊടിക്കാനോ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഒരു കൈ ഉപകരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਪੈਨਰ

ਇੱਕ ਹੈਂਡ ਟੂਲ ਜੋ ਨਟ ਜਾਂ ਬੋਲਟ ਨੂੰ ਫੜਨ ਜਾਂ ਮਰੋੜਨ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اسپینر

ایک ہاتھ کا آلہ جو نٹ یا بولٹ کو پکڑنے یا موڑنے کے لیے استعمال ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

扳手

用于固定或扭转螺母或螺栓的手动工具

🇯🇵Japanese

スパナ

ナットやボルトを保持したりねじったりするために使用される手工具

🇰🇷Korean

스패너

너트나 볼트를 고정하거나 비틀는 데 사용되는 수공구

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cờ lê

một dụng cụ cầm tay được sử dụng để giữ hoặc vặn đai ốc hoặc bu lông

🇹🇭Thai

ประแจ

เครื่องมือช่างที่ใช้จับหรือบิดน็อตหรือสลักเกลียว

🇮🇩Indonesian

kunci pas

alat tangan yang digunakan untuk memegang atau memutar mur atau baut

🇲🇾Malay

sepana

alatan tangan yang digunakan untuk memegang atau memutar nat atau bolt

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مفتاح البراغي

أداة يدوية تستخدم لإمساك أو لف الصمولة أو الترباس

🇮🇷Persian

آچار

ابزار دستی که برای نگه داشتن یا پیچاندن مهره یا پیچ و مهره استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

İngiliz anahtarı

bir somunu veya cıvatayı tutmak veya bükmek için kullanılan bir el aleti

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַפתֵחַ בְּרָגִים

כלי יד המשמש להחזיק או לסובב אום או בורג

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What is the primary definition of the word 'spanner'?

The primary meaning of 'spanner' is 'a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt'.

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Using 'spanner' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'spanner' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'spanner' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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