shank

shank  (shngk)

n.

1.

a. The part of the human leg between the knee and ankle.

b. A corresponding part in other vertebrates.

2.

a. The whole leg of a human.

b. A leg or leglike part.

3. A cut of meat from the leg of a steer, calf, sheep, or lamb.

4. The long narrow part of a nail or pin.

5. A stem, stalk, or similar part.

6. Nautical The stem of an anchor.

7. The long shaft of a fishhook.

8. The part of a tobacco pipe between the bowl and stem.

9. The shaft of a key.

10. The narrow section of the handle of a spoon.

11. Printing The section of a body of type between the shoulder and the foot.

12.

a. The narrow part of the sole of a shoe under the instep.

b. A piece of material, such as metal, that is used to reinforce or shape this part of a shoe.

13. A projection, such as a ring, on the back of a button by which it is sewn to cloth.

14.

a. See tang¹.

b. The part of a tool, such as a drill, that connects the functioning head to the handle.

15.

a. The latter or remaining part, especially of a period of time.

b. The early or primary part of a period of time: the shank of the evening.

tr.v. shanked, shank·ing, shanks Sports

To hit (a golf ball) with the heel of the club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction.

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[Middle English shanke, from Old English sceanca.]

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shanked adj.

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shank [ʃæŋk]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy the shin

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the corresponding part of the leg in vertebrates other than man

3. (Cookery) a cut of meat from the top part of an animal's shank

4. the main part of a tool, between the working part and the handle

5. the part of a bolt between the thread and the head

6. the cylindrical part of a bit by which it is held in the drill

7. (Clothing & Fashion) the ring or stem on the back of some buttons

8. the stem or long narrow part of a key, anchor, hook, spoon handle, nail, pin, etc.

9. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) the band of a ring as distinguished from the setting

10. (Clothing & Fashion)

a.  the part of a shoe connecting the wide part of the sole with the heel

b.  the metal or leather piece used for this

11. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing the body of a piece of type, between the shoulder and the foot

12. (Engineering / Metallurgy) Engineering a ladle used for molten metal

13. (Music / Instruments) Music another word for crook [6]

vb

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plant Pathology) (intr) (of fruits, roots, etc.) to show disease symptoms, esp discoloration

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations) (tr) Golf to mishit (the ball) with the foot of the shaft rather than the face of the club

[Old English scanca; related to Old Frisian schanke, Middle Low German schenke, Danish, Swedish skank leg]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shank - a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg cut of meat, cut - a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass foreshank - a cut of meat from the upper part of a front leg hindshank - a cut of meat from the upper part of a rear leg
	2.	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 - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle calf, sura - the muscular back part of the shank
	3.	shank - cylinder forming a long narrow part of something stem anchor, ground tackle - a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving 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" key - metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated 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 wineglass - a glass that has a stem and in which wine is served cylinder - a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
	4.	shank - cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head bolt - a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener cylinder - a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
	5.	shank - cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill bit - the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press; "he looked around for the right size bit" cylinder - a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
	6.	shank - the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole waist part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" sole - the underside of footwear or a golf club
	7.	shank - lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals cannon hoofed mammal, ungulate - any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically cannon bone - greatly developed metatarsal or metacarpal bone in the shank or cannon part of the leg in hoofed mammals animal leg - the leg of an animal body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
	8.	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
Verb	1.	shank - hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction 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 hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"

Translations

shank [ʃæŋk] N (= part of leg) → caña f; (= bird's leg) → zanca f (Bot) → tallo m; (= handle) → mango m shanks → piernas fpl
to go on or by Shanks's pony (hum) → ir en el coche de San Francisco, ir a golpe de calcetín

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shank

n

(= part of leg, of person) → Unterschenkel m; (of horse) → Unterarm m; (of beef) → Hachse f; shanks (inf: = legs) → Hachsen pl (inf); (to go) on Shanks’ pony → auf Schusters Rappen (reiten)

(of anchor, key etc) → Schaft m; (of spoon) → Stiel m

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shank [ʃæŋk] n (of person) → stinco; (of animal) → garretto; (of tool) → manico

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shank [ʃæŋk] n (of person) → stinco; (of animal) → garretto; (of tool) → manico

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shank

n shank [ʃӕŋk]

1 the leg, especially the part between the knee and foot. skeen ساق подбедрица holeň skinneben der Unterschenkel κνήμη espinilla jalasäär ساق پا sääri jambe שוֹק टांग noga od koljena do gležnja, goljenica lábszár kaki fótleggur gamba すね 정강이 blauzda kāja; apakšstilbs betis schenkel (skinne)bein goleń canela gambă нога; голень holeň golen potkolenica skenben, skank หน้าแข้ง baldır 脛, 腿骨 нога; гомілка ٹانگ xương ống chân 胫, 腿骨

2 the long straight part of eg a nail or screw. skag ساق الآلَه، قَصَبَة الصّنارَه، ساق المِسْمار тяло (на болт) dřík hals der Schaft το λεπτό στέλεχος π.χ. βίδας tallo vars ميله varsi tige קָנֶה डण्डा držak szár batang paku teinn, leggur gambo, fusto, asta 柄 몸대 smaigas (naglas u.tml.) kāja batang steel spikerskaft, skrueskaft trzon haste tijă стержень telo ravni del (žeblja itd.) drška skaft ส่วนที่แคบยาว çivi gövdesi 物品(如鐵釘或螺絲釘)筆直狹長部份 стрижень; трубка (ключа) کیل وغیرہ کی ڈنڈی thân cột, chuôi dao, tay chèo （工具的）柄、杆