shank | ||
1. | [ noun ] the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole | |
Synonyms: | waist | |
Related terms: | part bottom sole | |
2. | [ noun ] cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill | |
Related terms: | cylinder bit | |
3. | [ noun ] cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head | |
Related terms: | cylinder bolt | |
4. | [ noun ] cylinder forming a long narrow part of something | |
Synonyms: | stem | |
Related terms: | cylinder key handle nail anchor wineglass pin | |
5. | [ noun ] (anatomy) the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle | |
Related terms: | body_part leg calf | |
6. | [ noun ] (chemistry,food) a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg | |
Related terms: | cut hindshank foreshank | |
7. | [ noun ] (sport,golf) a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball | |
Related terms: | golf_stroke | |
8. | [ verb ] hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction | |
Related terms: | hit golf | |
9. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3195 | |
10. | [ noun ] (zoology) lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals | |
Synonyms: | cannon | |
Related terms: | body_part ungulate animal_leg cannon_bone | |
Similar spelling: |
Shanks Shunk Shonk Shenk shnook Shenika Shanika Shaneka shang shyness shmuck Shimek Shanice |