shaft (sh ft)n. 1. a. The long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow. b. A spear or arrow. 2. a. A projectile suggestive of a spear or arrow in appearance or configuration. b. Informal A scornfully satirical comment; a barb. c. Slang Harsh, unfair treatment. Often used with the: The president of the airline really gave the unions the shaft. 3. A ray or beam of light. 4. A long thin object or part, as: a. The handle of any of various tools or implements. b. One of two parallel poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle. c. A long, generally cylindrical bar that rotates and transmits power, as the drive shaft of an engine. 5. Zoology The main axis of a feather, especially its distal portion. 6. Anatomy a. The midsection of a long bone; the diaphysis. b. The section of a hair projecting from the surface of the body. 7. Architecture a. A column or obelisk. b. The principal portion of a column, between the capital and the base. 8. A long, narrow, often vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for mining ore; a tunnel. 9. A vertical passage housing an elevator. 10. A duct or conduit for the passage of air, as for ventilation or heating. tr.v. shaft·ed, shaft·ing, shafts 1. To equip with a shaft. 2. Slang To treat in a harsh, unfair way: "He had been shafted by the press quite a bit" (Frank Deford). [Middle English, from Old English sceaft.] |
shaft [ʃɑːft]
n
1. the long narrow pole that forms the body of a spear, arrow, etc.
2. something directed at a person in the manner of a missile shafts of sarcasm
3. a ray, beam, or streak, esp of light
4. a rod or pole forming the handle of a hammer, axe, golf club, etc.
5. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a revolving rod that transmits motion or power: usually used of axial rotation Compare rod [9]
6. one of the two wooden poles by which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle
7. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy
a. the middle part (diaphysis) of a long bone
b. the main portion of any elongated structure or part
8. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) the middle part of a column or pier, between the base and the capital
9. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a column, obelisk, etc., esp one that forms a monument
10. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Architect a column that supports a vaulting rib, sometimes one of a set
11. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a vertical passageway through a building, as for a lift
12. (Mining & Quarrying) a vertical passageway into a mine
13. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Ornithol the central rib of a feather
14. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Archery) an archaic or literary word for arrow
get the shaft US and Canadian slang to be tricked or cheated
vb
1. Slang to have sexual intercourse with (a woman)
2. Slang to trick or cheat
[Old English sceaft; related to Old Norse skapt, German Schaft, Latin scāpus shaft, Greek skeptron sceptre, Lettish skeps javelin]
Shaft a missle or beam. See also ray.
Examples: shaft of lightning, 1878; of love, 1600; of malice; of ridicule, 1779; of gentle satire, 1847; of sunlight; of wit.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  shaft - a line that forms the length of an arrow pointerline - a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart" |
| 2. | shaft - an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" comment, remark, input - a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account" cheap shot - an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person | |
| 3. | shaft - a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow) axle - a shaft on which a wheel rotates rod - a long thin implement made of metal or wood thill - one of two shafts extending from the body of a cart or carriage on either side of the animal that pulls it | |
| 4. |  shaft - a column of light (as from a beacon)heat ray - a ray that produces a thermal effect high beam - the beam of a car's headlights that provides distant illumination light, visible light, visible radiation - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" laser beam - a beam of light generated by a laser low beam - the beam of a car's headlights that provides illumination for a short distance | |
| 5. |  shaft - the main (mid) section of a long bone | |
| 6. |  shaft - obscene terms for penis | |
| 7. |  shaft - a long pointed rod used as a tool or weaponbarb - a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove javelin - a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events trident - a spear with three prongs weapon, weapon system, arm - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" | |
| 8. | shaft - a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator) building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" elevator shaft - a vertical shaft in a building to permit the passage of an elevator from floor to floor passageway - a passage between rooms or between buildings ventilation shaft - a shaft in a building; serves as an air passage for ventilation well - an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway) | |
| 9. | shaft - (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column pillar, column - (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure upright, vertical - a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights" architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use" | |
| 10. | shaft - a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel downcast - a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine mine - excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted passage - a way through or along which someone or something may pass tunnel - a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars); "the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection" | |
| 11. | shaft - a revolving rod that transmits power or motion camshaft - has cams attached to it crankshaft - a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank driveshaft - a rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the point of application rod - a long thin implement made of metal or wood rotating mechanism - a mechanism that rotates mandrel, mandril, arbor, spindle - any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts transmission shaft - rotating shaft that transmits rotary motion from the engine to the differential | |
| 12. | shaft - the hollow spine of a feather feather, plumage, plume - the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds rib - a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant | |
| Verb | 1. | shaft - equip with a shaft |
| 2. | shaft - defeat someone through trickery or deceit |
shaft
Translations
shaft [ʃɑːft]
shaft
n
→ Schaft m; (of tool, golf club etc) → Stiel m; (of cart, carriage) → Deichsel f; (of light) → Strahl m; (Mech) → Welle f; (liter: = arrow) → Pfeil m; (= spear) → Speer m; (fig: = remark) → Spitze f; shafts of wit → geistreiche Spitzen pl; the shafts of Cupid → Amors Pfeile pl
(of lift, mine etc) → Schacht m
shaft [ʃɑːft] n
shaft [ʃɑːft] n
a. (of arrow, spear) → asta; (of tool) → manico; (of cart) → stanga (Aut, Tech) → albero
shaft of light/sunlight → raggio di luce/sole
shaft of light/sunlight → raggio di luce/sole
shaft [ʃɑːft] n
n shaft [ʃaːft]
1 the long straight part or handle of a tool, weapon etc the shaft of a golf-club. steel مِقْبَض خَشَبي طَويل дръжка rukojeť skaft der Schaft λαβή εργαλείου ή όπλου, κοντάρι mango vars ميله نازك varsi manche קַת हत्था držak nyél tangkai senjata dsb skaft asta 柄 자루 rankena, kotas kāts batang schacht skaft trzonek cabo mâner ручка, рукоятка rukoväť držaj drška skaft ด้าม sap 桿，柄 ручка, держак کسی اوزار کا دستہ cán, tay cầm 杆，柄
2 one of two poles on a cart etc to which a horse etc is harnessed The horse stood patiently between the shafts. disselboom عَريش عَرَبَة الحِصان теглич oj skaft die Deichsel κάθε ένα από τα δύο οριζόντια κοντάρια του ζυγού vara ais مالبند aisa brancard יְצוּל डण्डा motka, držalo kocsirúd, villásrúd batang penghela vagnstöng/-kjálki stanga ながえ (수레의) 채 iena ilkss gandar lamoenstok drag, vognstang dyszel varal osie оглобля oje ojnica ruda na zaprežnim kolima skakel ไม้สำหรับเทียมเกวียน ok, araba oku 轅 голобля; дишель گھوڑے جوتنے کی کاٹھی càng xe 辕
3 a revolving bar transmitting motion in an engine the driving-shaft. skag عَمود الأدارَه техн. вал hřídel aksel die Welle άξονας eje väntvõll دسته؛ميل akseli arbre (de transmission) צִיר धुरा osovina tengely poros engkol drifskaft albero, asse 軸 축 velenas ass; vārpsta aci as drivaksel wał eixo arbore (de transmisie) вал, ось hriadeľ gred osovina []axel เพลา mil, şaft 軸 вал, вісь انجن کو متحرک کرنے والے دھرا trục 轴
4 a long, narrow space, made for eg a lift in a building a liftshaft; a mineshaft. skag بَيْت المِصْعَد الكَهْرُبائي шахта šachta skakt; -skakt der Schacht φρεάτιο hueco, pozo ðaht دالان زيرزميني kuilu cage (d'un ascenseur), puits פִּיר कुपक rov, okno akna lorong -stokkur pozzo; gabbia シャフト 위아래로 터진 공간, 수갱 šachta, šulinys šahta lubang schacht sjakt szyb poço puţ (de lift, de mină) шахта šachta jašek okno schakt ช่องลิฟท์ aydınlık, boşluk, baca 通風井 шахта عمارت یا کان میں لفٹ کے لیے بنا راستہ ống thông,đường thông 井（穴）
5 a ray of light a shaft of sunlight. straal شُعاع الضّوء слънчев лъч) paprsek stribe; stråle der Strahl ακτίνα φωτός rayo kiir پرتو säde rayon קֶרֶן אוֹר किरणपुंज zraka fénysugár berkas cahaya ljósgeisli raggio １筋 빛 줄기 spindulys stars pancaran lichtbundel lysstrime promień raio rază луч lúč žarek tračak []stråle ลำแสง hüzme, ışın demeti 光束 промінь شعاع tia sáng, đường chớp 一束光
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