shank

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: skank, swank, shack, hank, spank, shan, chank, shonk, shark, sank, shrank

Antonyms: skank, swank, shack, hank, spank, shan, chank, shonk, shark, sank, shrank

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Noun

The part of the [[leg]] between the knee and the ankle.
[[meat|Meat]] from that part of an animal.
{{lb|en|ornithology|colloquial}} A [[redshank]] or [[greenshank]], various species of [[Old World]] [[wading birds]] in the genus ''[[Tringa]]'' having distinctly colored legs.
A [[straight]], [[narrow]] part of an [[object]], such as a [[key]] or an [[anchor]]; [[shaft]]; [[stem]].
The handle of a pair of [[shears]], connecting the [[ride]] to the [[neck]].
The center part of a [[fishhook]] between the [[eye]] and the [[hook]], the 'hook' being the curved part that bends toward the [[point]].
A [[protruding]] part of an object, by which it is or can be [[attached]].
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.
{{lb|en|golf}} A poorly played [[golf]] shot in which the ball is struck by the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
{{lb|en|shoemaking}} The part of the [[sole]] beneath the [[instep]] connecting the broader front part with the [[heel]].
{{lb|en|shoemaking}} A metal strip strengthening the waists of shoes. (Also ''[[shankpiece]]''.)
{{senseid|en|stabber}}{{lb|en|slang}} An improvised [[stabbing]] [[weapon]], originally in prison, possibly from the strips of metal in shoes.

{{lb|en|archaic|Ulster}} To [[travel]] on [[foot]].
{{lb|en|slang}} To [[stab]], especially with an improvised blade.
{{lb|en|slang}} To [[remove]] another's [[trousers]], especially in jest; to [[depants]].
{{lb|en|transitive|golf}} To misstrike the ball with the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
{{lb|en|transitive|chiefly|tennis|football|[[gridiron football]]}} To [[hit]] or [[kick]] the [[ball]] in an [[unintended]] [[direction]].
{{lb|en|intransitive}} To fall off, as a [[leaf]], [[flower]], or [[capsule]], on account of [[disease]] affecting the supporting [[footstalk]]; usually followed by {{m|en|off}}.
{{lb|en|transitive|sewing}} To provide (a button) with a shank {{gloss|loop forming an eye}}.
{{lb|en|shoemaking}} To apply the shank to a shoe, during the process of manufacturing it.

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.