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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

Noun

1. the part of the leg between the knee and the ankle

2. a cut of meat from the top part of an animal's shank

3. the long narrow part of a tool, key, spoon, etc. [Old English scanca]

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

n shank [ʃӕŋk]

1 the leg, especially the part between the knee and foot. skeenساقподбедрицаholeňskinnebender Unterschenkelκνήμηespinillajalasäärساق پاsäärijambeשוֹקटांगnoga od koljena do gležnja, goljenicalábszárkakifótleggurgambaすね정강이blauzdakāja; apakšstilbsbetisschenkel(skinne)beingoleńcanelagambăнога; голеньholeňgolenpotkolenicaskenben, skankหน้าแข้งbaldır脛, 腿骨нога; гомілкаٹانگxương ống chân胫, 腿骨

2 the long straight part of eg a nail or screw. skagساق الآلَه، قَصَبَة الصّنارَه، ساق المِسْمارтяло (на болт)dříkhalsder Schaftτο λεπτό στέλεχος π.χ. βίδαςtallovarsميلهvarsitigeקָנֶהडण्डाdržakszárbatang pakuteinn, leggurgambo, fusto, asta柄(못·나사 등의) 다리 부분smaigas(naglas u.tml.) kājabatangsteelspikerskaft, skrueskafttrzonhastetijăстерженьteloravni del (žeblja itd.)drškaskaftส่วนที่แคบยาวçivi gövdesi(工具的)柄、杆стрижень; трубка (ключа)کیل وغیرہ کی ڈنڈیthân cột, chuôi dao, tay chèo（工具的）柄、杆