Definition of shank Shank
/ʃæˈŋk/ - [shangk] - shank
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NounPlural: shanks |
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| shank - cylinder forming a long narrow part of something | ||
| stem | ||
| cylinder a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air | ||
| ground tackle, anchor a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving | ||
| key metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated | ||
| handgrip, handle, grip, hold the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" | ||
| nail a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener | ||
| pin a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things | ||
| shank - the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle | ||
| body part any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity | ||
| leg (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack | ||
| shank - a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg | ||
| cut of meat, cut an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class" | ||
| foreshank a cut of meat from the upper part of a front leg | ||
| shank - a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball | ||
| golf shot, golf stroke, swing the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it | ||
| shank - the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole | ||
| waist | ||
| portion, part something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" | ||
| shank - cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill | ||
| cylinder a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air | ||
| shank - cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head | ||
| cylinder a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air | ||
| shank - lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals | ||
| cannon | ||
| body part any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity | ||
| animal leg the leg of an animal | ||
| hoofed mammal, ungulate any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically | ||
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| shank - hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction | ||
| hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars" | ||
| golf, golf game a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes | ||
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Wiktionary 
- shank (Noun)
The lower part of the leg; shin. - shank (Noun)
Meat from that part of an animal. - shank (Noun)
A straight, narrow part of an object; shaft; stem. - shank (Noun)
The handle of a pair of shears, connecting the ride to the neck. - shank (Noun)
The center part of a fishhook between the eye and the hook, the 'hook' being the curved part that bends toward the point. - shank (Noun)
A protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached. - shank (Noun)
The metal part on a curb bit that falls below the mouthpiece of the bit, which length controls the severity of the leverage action of the bit, and to which the reins of the bridle are attached. - shank (Noun)
A poorly played golf shot in which the ball is struck by the part of the club head that connects to the shaft. See thin, fat, toe. - shank (Noun)
An improvised stabbing weapon. - shank (Verb)
To travel on foot. - shank (Verb)
To stab, especially with an improvised blade. - shank (Verb)
To remove another's pants, especially in jest; to depants. - shank (Verb)
To hit or kick the ball in an unintended direction. - shank (Adjective)
Bad.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- shank (n.)
See Chank. - shank (v.)
The part of the leg from the knee to the foot; the shin; the shin bone; also, the whole leg. - shank (v.)
Hence, that part of an instrument, tool, or other thing, which connects the acting part with a handle or other part, by which it is held or moved. - shank (v.)
That part of a key which is between the bow and the part which enters the wards of the lock. - shank (v.)
The middle part of an anchor, or that part which is between the ring and the arms. - shank (v.)
That part of a hoe, rake, knife, or the like, by which it is secured to a handle. - shank (v.)
A loop forming an eye to a button. - shank (v.)
The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph. - shank (v.)
A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it. - shank (v.)
The body of a type. - shank (v.)
The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel. - shank (v.)
A wading bird with long legs; as, the green-legged shank, or knot; the yellow shank, or tattler; -- called also shanks. - shank (v.)
Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round. - shank (v. i.)
To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; -- usually followed by off.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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shank
shangk, n. the leg below the knee to the foot: the long part of any instrument, as of an anchor between the arms and ring: the part of a tool connecting the handle with the acting part: the part of a shoe connecting the sole with the heel.—v.i. to be affected with disease of the footstalk: to take to one's legs (with it).—v.t. (Scot.) to despatch unceremoniously.—adj. Shanked, having a shank: affected with disease of the shank or footstalk.—ns. Shank′-ī′ron, a shaping-tool for shoe-shanks: an iron plate inserted as a stiffening between the leather parts of a shank; Shank′-paint′er, a painter or small rope for fastening the shank of an anchor, when catted, to a ship's side. [A.S. sceanca, leg—sceacan, to shake; Dut. schonk, Low Ger. schake.]
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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shank
the beam or shaft of an anchor. See that article.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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shank
An arrangement of deep-water fishing lines. Also, a handle or shaft. Also the bar or shaft of an anchor, constituting its main piece, at one end of which the stock is fixed, and at the other the arms.
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