1. shank
noun. ['ˈʃæŋk'] cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill.
Synonyms
Etymology
- shank (English)
- shanke (Middle English (1100-1500))
- sceanca (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
2. shank
noun. ['ˈʃæŋk'] cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head.
Synonyms
Etymology
- shank (English)
- shanke (Middle English (1100-1500))
- sceanca (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. shank
verb. ['ˈʃæŋk'] hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction.
Synonyms
Etymology
- shank (English)
- shanke (Middle English (1100-1500))
- sceanca (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. shank
noun. ['ˈʃæŋk'] a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball.
Antonyms
Etymology
- shank (English)
- shanke (Middle English (1100-1500))
- sceanca (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. shank
noun. ['ˈʃæŋk'] a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg.
Synonyms
Etymology
- shank (English)
- shanke (Middle English (1100-1500))
- sceanca (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. shank
noun. ['ˈʃæŋk'] the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole.
Antonyms
Etymology
- shank (English)
- shanke (Middle English (1100-1500))
- sceanca (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. shank
noun. ['ˈʃæŋk'] the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle.
Antonyms
Etymology
- shank (English)
- shanke (Middle English (1100-1500))
- sceanca (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. shank
noun. ['ˈʃæŋk'] lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals.
Synonyms
Etymology
- shank (English)
- shanke (Middle English (1100-1500))
- sceanca (Old English (ca. 450-1100))