Shank in English dictionary

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    Meanings and definitions of "Shank"

    • (slang) Bad.
    • The lower part of the leg; shin.
    • Meat from that part of an animal.
    • A straight, narrow part of an object; shaft; stem.
    • The handle of a pair of shears, connecting the ride to the neck.
    • The center part of a fishhook between the eye and the hook, the 'hook' being the curved part that bends toward the point.
    • A protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached.
    • 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.
    • (sports) 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.
    • (slang) An improvised stabbing weapon.
    • (slang) De-pantsing an individual, to some in the south.
    • (archaic) Travel on foot.
    • (slang) stab, especially with an improvised blade.
    • (slang) remove another's pants, especially in jest.
    • (transitive, in sports, chiefly golf and soccer) Hit or kick the ball in an unintended direction.
    • adjective
      (slang)
      Bad.
    • noun
      The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
    • noun
      Meat from that part of an animal.
    • noun
      A straight, narrow part of an object, such as a key or an anchor; shaft; stem.
    • noun
      The handle of a pair of shears, connecting the ride to the neck.
    • noun
      The center part of a fishhook between the eye and the hook, the 'hook' being the curved part that bends toward the point.
    • noun
      A protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached.
    • noun
      The metal part on a curb bit that falls below the mouthpiece, which length controls the severity of the leverage action of the bit, and to which the reins of the bridle are attached.
    • noun
      (sports)
      A poorly played golf shot in which the ball is struck by the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
    • noun
      (slang)
      An improvised stabbing weapon; a shiv.
    • noun
      Any of several species of Old World wading bird in the genus Tringa that are primarily distinguished by their brightly colored legs.
    • noun
      A loop forming an eye to a button.
    • noun
      (architecture)
      The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph.
    • noun
      (metalworking)
      A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it.
    • noun
      (printing, dated)
      The body of a type; between the shoulder and the foot.
    • noun
      (shoemaking)
      The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.
    • noun
      Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round.
    • noun
      The end or remainder, particularly of a period of time.
    • noun
      The main part or beginning of a period of time.
    • verb
      (archaic, Ulster)
      To travel on foot.
    • verb
      (slang)
      To stab, especially with an improvised blade.
    • verb
      (slang)
      To remove another's trousers, especially in jest; to depants.
    • verb
      (transitive, chiefly golf, soccer)
      To hit or kick the ball in an unintended direction.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; usually followed by off.
    • lower part of the leg
    • meat from that part of animal
    • straight, narrow part of an object
    • noun
      a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
    • noun
      a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
    • noun
      cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
    • noun
      cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill
    • noun
      cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head
    • noun
      lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
    • noun
      the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
    • noun
      the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
    • verb
      hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction

    Synonyms of "Shank" in English dictionary

    golf stroke, body part, swing are the top synonyms of "Shank" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Shank

    • shank ( third-person singular simple present shanks, present participle shanking, simple past and past participle shanked)
    • shank ( plural  shanks)
    • shank ( comparative shanker, superlative shankest)
    • shank (comparative shanker, superlative shankest)
    • shank (plural shanks)
    • shank (third-person singular simple present shanks, present participle shanking, simple past and past participle shanked)
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