MONKEY WRENCHING

Meaning of MONKEY WRENCHING in English

trying to ruin a project, sabotaging, throw a monkey wrench into... The members of Green Peace were accused of monkey wrenching the whale hunt. They tried to stop it.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

MONKEY — I Any member of two tropical anthropoid primate groups: New World monkeys. Almost all species are tropical or subtropical, and …
Английский словарь Британика
MONKEY — I. ˈməŋkē, -ki noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably of Low German, Dutch, or Flemish origin; akin to MFlemish Monnekin, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WRENCHING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wrench
Английский словарь Webster
WRENCHING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Wrench
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MONKEY — — monkeyish , adj. — monkeyishly , adv. — monkeyishness , n. /mung"kee/ , n. , pl. monkeys , v. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MONKEY — I. ˈməŋ-kē noun ( plural monkeys ) Etymology: probably of Low German origin; akin to Moneke, name of an ape, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WRENCHING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of wrench.
Webster English vocab
MONKEY — noun any species of quadrumana, except the lemurs. 2. monkey ·noun a small trading vessel of the sixteenth century. 3. …
Webster English vocab
MONKEY — [mon.key] n, pl monkeys [prob. of LG origin; akin to Moneke, name of an ape, prob. of Romance origin; akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MONKEY — in general, any member of the mammalian order Primates, with the exception of the tree shrews, the lemurs and their …
Britannica English vocabulary
MONKEY — monkey BrE AmE ˈmʌŋk i ▷ monkey|ed d ▷ monkey|ing ɪŋ ▷ monkey|s z ▶ ˈ monkey ˌ business BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MONKEY — / ˈmʌŋki; NAmE / noun 1. an animal with a long tail, that climbs trees and lives in hot countries. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MONKEY — I. mon ‧ key 1 /ˈmʌŋki/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Probably from Low German ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MONKEY — n. & v. --n. (pl. -eys) 1 any of various New World and Old World primates esp. of the families …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MONKEY — n. & v. n. (pl. -eys) 1 any of various New World and Old World primates esp. of the families …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MONKEY — n. & v. --n. (pl. -eys) 1. any of various New World and Old World primates esp. of the families …
Oxford English vocab
MONKEY — ( monkeys) 1. A monkey is an animal with a long tail which lives in hot countries and climbs trees. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MONKEY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Arctic Monkeys cheeky devil/monkey etc ▪ You did that on purpose, you cheeky little …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MONKEY — n. bonnet monkey capuchin monkey colobus monkey howler monkey monkey puzzle tree New World monkey Old World monkey proboscis monkey …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MONKEY — n. 25B6; noun SIMIAN, primate, ape. See list. you little monkey! : See rascal . 25A0; make a monkey (out) …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MONKEY — [Chinese] Monkey was a yellowed furred animal, with big ears and the power to change into more than 10,000 disguises. …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
WRENCHING — отвертывание, завертывание Мучительно
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MONKEY
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WRENCHING — Выворачивания
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WRENCHING — Выворачивание
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MONKEY — monkey.ogg 1. ʹmʌŋkı n 1. 1> зоол. обезьяна ( Primates; Cebidae ); разг. обезьяна, мартышка 2> обезьяний мех 2. 1> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WRENCHING — отвертывание, завертывание
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
MONKEY
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MONKEY — 1. ʹmʌŋkı n 1. 1> зоол. обезьяна ( Primates; Cebidae ); разг. обезьяна, мартышка 2> обезьяний мех 2. 1> шутл. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MONKEY
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MONKEY
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MONKEY — обезьяна - Allen's swamp monkey - banded leaf monkey - black howler monkey - black spider monkey - black-and-red howler monkey - black-handed spider monkey - blue …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
MONKEY — обезьяна - Allen's swamp monkey - banded leaf monkey - black howler monkey - black spider monkey - black-and-red howler …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
WRENCHING — употребляется в сочетаниях to take a chance on wrenching bits out of round — сорвать резьбу бурового инструмента при завинчивании
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
MONKEY — n 1) AmE infml Come here, you little monkey! — Иди сюда, проказник! 2) AmE infml Hey, monkey, where are you going? — Куда …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
MONKEY — n 1) AmE infml Come here, you little monkey! — Иди сюда, проказник! 2) AmE infml Hey, monkey, where are …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
MONKEY — monkey n 1. AmE infml Come here, you little monkey! Иди сюда, проказник! 2. AmE infml Hey, monkey, where are …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
MONKEY — 1) Come here, you little monkey! — Иди сюда, проказник! 2) Hey, monkey, where are you going? — Куда ты …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
WRENCHING — заворачивание гаечным ключом
Англо-Русский автомобильный словарь
WRENCHING — отвертывание, завертывание Мучительно
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MONKEY
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WRENCHING — тяжелый
Англо-Русский словарь
GUT-WRENCHING — adjective Date: 1974 causing mental or emotional anguish
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GUT-WRENCHING — /gut"ren'ching/ , adj. involving great distress or anguish; agonizing: a gut-wrenching decision.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GUT-WRENCHING — ˈgut-ˌwrenching BrE AmE adjective making you feel very upset or anxious: a gut-wrenching description of life in the war zone
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GUT-WRENCHING — Gut-wrenching events or experiences make you feel extremely shocked or upset. ( mainly JOURNALISM ) Going to court can be …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GUT-WRENCHING — Gut-wrenching events or experiences make you feel extremely shocked or upset. (mainly JOURNALISM) Going to court can be an expensive, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TORSION — noun Etymology: Late Latin ~-, torsio torment, alteration of Latin tortio, from torquēre to twist Date: 1543 the twisting or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TEAR — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tæhher, tēar; akin to Old High German zahar ~, Greek dakry Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RACK — I. noun Etymology: Middle English rak rain cloud, rapid movement Date: 14th century a wind-driven mass of high often broken …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WRING
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WREST — I. ˈrest verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English wresten, wrasten, from Old English wrǣstan to turn, twist, wrest; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WRENCH — I. ˈrench verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English wrenchen, from Old English wrencan to twist, wrench; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TEAR — I. ˈti(ə)r, ˈtiə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ter, tere, tear, from Old English tēar, tæhher, teagor; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPRAIN — I. ˈsprān noun ( -s ) Etymology: origin unknown 1. : a sudden or violent twist or wrench of a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEFORM — I. də̇ˈfȯ(ə)rm, dēˈ-, -ȯ(ə)m adjective Etymology: Middle English defourme, from Latin deformis, from de- + -formis (from forma shape, form) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONVULSION — kənˈvəlshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French convulsion, from Latin convulsion-, convulsio, from convulsus + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WRENCH — / rentʃ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. to pull or twist sth / sb/yourself suddenly and violently …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLIP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a scrap/slip of paper (= a small piece ) ▪ He scribbled Pamela’s address …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RESORT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a beach resort ▪ This is one of the most popular beach resorts in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MATTER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a matter of common sense (= something that requires no more than common sense …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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