shaft

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Synonyms: shift, haft, shat, shalt, shart, chaft, shant, saft, shaff, shafi, shatt

Antonyms: shift, haft, shat, shalt, shart, chaft, shant, saft, shaff, shafi, shatt

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} The entire [[body]] of a [[long]] [[weapon]], such as an [[arrow]].
2. {{senseid|en|spear}} The long, narrow, [[central]] [[body]] of a [[spear]], [[arrow]]{{,}} or [[javelin]].
3. {{lb|en|by extension}} Anything cast or thrown as a spear or javelin.
4. Any long thin object, such as the [[handle]] of a [[tool]].
5. {{lb|en|literary}} A [[beam]] or [[ray]] of [[light]].
6. {{senseid|en|feather}} The main [[axis]] of a [[feather]].
7. A [[vertical]] or [[inclined]] [[passage]] [[sunk]] into the [[earth]] as part of a mine.
8. {{senseid|en|liftshaft}} A [[vertical]] passage housing a [[lift]] or [[elevator]].
9. A [[ventilation]] or [[heating]] [[conduit]].
10. {{senseid|en|architecture}} {{lb|en|architecture}} Any [[column]] or [[pillar]], [[particularly]] the [[body]] of a [[column]] between its [[capital]] and [[pedestal]].
11. {{lb|en|anatomy}} The main [[cylindrical]] part of the [[penis]].
12. The [[chamber]] of a [[blast furnace]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|slang}} To [[fuck over]]; to [[cause]] [[harm]] to, [[especially]] through [[deceit]] or [[treachery]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[equip]] with a shaft.
3. {{lb|en|transitive|slang}} To [[fuck]]; to [[have]] [[sexual]] [[intercourse]] with.

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