shaft

Definitions of shaft in various dictionaries:

noun - a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer

noun - an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

noun - a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)

noun - a column of light (as from a beacon)

noun - the main (mid) section of a long bone

noun - obscene terms for penis

noun - a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

noun - a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)

noun - (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column

noun - a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel

noun - a revolving rod that transmits power or motion

noun - the hollow spine of a feather

verb - equip with a shaft

verb - defeat someone through trickery or deceit

The long, narrow stem or body of a spear or an arrow.

A spear or an arrow.

A projectile suggestive of a spear or an arrow in appearance or configuration.

A scornfully satirical comment; a barb.

Harsh, unfair treatment.

A ray or beam of light.

The handle of any of various tools or implements.

The main axis of a feather, especially its distal portion.

Anatomy.

The midsection of a long bone; diaphysis.

The section of a hair projecting from the surface of the body.

Architecture.

A column or an obelisk.

The section of a column between the capital and the base.

One of two parallel poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle.

A long, generally cylindrical bar, especially one that rotates and transmits power, as the drive shaft of an engine.

A long, narrow, often vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for mining ore; a tunnel.

A vertical passage housing an elevator.

A duct or conduit for the passage of air, as for ventilation or heating.

To equip with a shaft.

To treat in a harsh, unfair way: “He had been shafted by the press quite a bit” (Frank Deford).

verb - to push or propel with a pole