shank
shank/SHaNGk/
noun
- a person's leg, especially the part from the knee to the ankle."the old man's thin, bony shanks showed through his trousers"
- a long, narrow part of a tool connecting the handle to the operational end."gouges vary in the amount of curve or sweep on the cutting edge and the form of the shank"
- a part or appendage by which something is attached to something else, especially a wire loop attached to the back of a button.
- the narrow middle of the sole of a shoe."a rigid leather boot with a full shank"
- a makeshift knife fashioned from a sharp item such as broken glass or a razor."he used a shank to threaten a guard and steal his uniform"
- an act of striking the ball with the heel of the club."he hit a shank with his tee shot and took double bogey"
verb
- strike (the ball) with the heel of the club."I shanked a shot and hit a person on a shoulder"
- slash or stab (someone), especially with a makeshift knife."I got shanked with a broken bottle"
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1. a : the part of the leg between the knee and the ankle in humans or the corresponding part in various other vertebrates b : leg c : a cut of beef, veal, ...
Slang. to undermine or discredit (someone) in a sneaky manner, as with innuendo, rumor, accusation, or the like.
Other uses · Another name for the lower leg in humans · Tibia, one of the two main bones of the leg · Shank (meat), a cut of meat (e.g., beef shank) · Shank, a ...
shank noun [C] (LEG) ... the leg of a person or animal, especially the part below the knee: You can buy ready-to-use beef shanks from your supermarket. As he ...
Noun · The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle. · Meat from that part of an animal. · (ornithology, colloquial) A redshank or greenshank, various ...
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1 · the straight, narrow part of a tool that connects the part that does the work with the part that you hold. the shank of a drill bit ; 2 · a piece of meat cut ...
shank, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary
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That part of the leg which extends from the knee to the ankle; the tibia or shinbone. Also (now jocularly) the leg as a whole; chiefly plural one's legs.
Your shanks are your shins, the lower part of your leg. It hurts like crazy to bang your shank on the edge of a coffee table.
Shank is the cult-classic revival of the sidescrolling beat-em-up. Play as Shank in an over-the-top grindhouse game, packed to the rim with enemies, bosses, ...