shank

Meanings

1. 1
   noun The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
2. 2
   noun Meat from that part of an animal.
3. 3
   noun A redshank or greenshank, various species of Old World wading birds in the genus Tringa having distinctly colored legs.
4. 4
   noun A straight, narrow part of an object, such as a key or an anchor; shaft; stem.
5. 5
   noun The handle of a pair of shears, connecting the ride to the neck.
6. 6
   noun The center part of a fishhook between the eye and the hook, the 'hook' being the curved part that bends toward the point.
7. 7
   noun A protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached.
8. 8
   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.
9. 9
   noun A poorly played golf shot in which the ball is struck by the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
10. 10
    noun An improvised stabbing weapon; a shiv.
11. 11
    noun A loop forming an eye to a button.
12. 12
    noun The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph.
13. 13
    noun A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it.
14. 14
    noun The body of a type; between the shoulder and the foot.
15. 15
    noun (shoemaking) The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.
16. 16
    noun Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round.
17. 17
    noun The end or remainder, particularly of a period of time.
18. 18
    noun The main part or beginning of a period of time.
19. 19
    verb To travel on foot.
20. 20
    verb To stab, especially with an improvised blade.
21. 21
    verb To remove another's trousers, especially in jest; to depants.
22. 22
    verb To misstrike the ball with the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
23. 23
    verb To hit or kick the ball in an unintended direction.
24. 24
    verb To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; usually followed by off.
25. 25
    verb To provide (a button) with a shank (loop forming an eye).
26. 26
    verb (shoemaking) To apply the shank to a shoe, during the process of manufacturing it.
27. 27
    adjective Bad.