4. shank a cut of meat from the top part of the front
5. shank a straight, narrow, shaftlike part of various objects usu. connecting two more important or complex parts, as the stem of a tobaccopipe.
6. shank a knob or projection that allows a device to be attached to another object.
7. shank Informal.
8. shank the early part of a period of time.
9. shank the narrow part of the sole of a shoe, lying beneath the instep.
10. shank Print. the body of a type, between the shoulder and the foot.
11. shank the part of a ring that surrounds the finger; hoop.
12. (v.t.)shank to mishit (a golf ball) with the club's shaft or heel, causing the ball to veer to the side.
Etymology: (bef. 900; OE sc(e)anca; c. LG schanke leg, thigh)
Definition of 'shank'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)shank a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
2. (noun)shank the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
3. (noun)shank, stem cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
4. (noun)shank cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head
5. (noun)shank cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill
6. (noun)shank, waist the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
7. (noun)cannon, shank lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
8. (verb)shank a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
9. (verb)shank hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction
Definition of 'shank'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)shank see Chank
2. shank the part of the leg from the knee to the foot; the shin; the shin bone; also, the whole leg
3. shank hence, that part of an instrument, tool, or other thing, which connects the actingpart with a handle or other part, by which it is held or moved
4. shank that part of a key which is between the bow and the part which enters the wards of the lock
5. shank the middlepart of an anchor, or that part which is between the ring and the arms
6. shank that part of a hoe, rake, knife, or the like, by which it is secured to a handle