SHANK

Definitions of shank in various dictionaries:

noun - a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg

noun - the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle

noun - cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

noun - cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head

noun - cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill

noun - the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole

noun - lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals

noun - a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball

verb - hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction

The part of the human leg between the knee and ankle.

A corresponding part in other vertebrates.

The whole leg of a human being.

A leg or leglike part.

A cut of meat from the leg of a steer, calf, sheep, or lamb.

The long, narrow part of a nail or pin.

A stem, stalk, or similar part.

The stem of an anchor.

The long shaft of a fishhook.

The part of a tobacco pipe between the bowl and stem.

The shaft of a key.

The narrow section of the handle of a spoon.

The narrow part of the sole of a shoe under the instep.

A piece of material, such as metal, that is used to reinforce or shape this part of a shoe.

A projection, such as a ring, on the back of a button by which it is sewn to cloth.

The part of a tool, such as a drill, that connects the functioning head to the handle.

The latter or remaining part, especially of a period of time.

To hit (a golf ball) with the heel of the club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction.

verb - to hit sharply to the right, as a golf ball

SHANK - Shank is the lower part of the leg, also called the "shin". Shank may also refer to: Shank (meat), a cut of meat (e.g., beef shank) Shank (weapon), a...