Definitions of shank [ʃæŋk]

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Definition of 'shank'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) shank
the part of the lower limb in humans between the knee and the ankle.

2.  shank
the corresponding part in other vertebrates.

3.  shank
the lower limb; the entire leg.

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 tobacco pipe.

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 acting part 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 middle part 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

7.  shank
a loop forming an eye to a button

8.  shank
the space between two channels of the Doric triglyph

9.  shank
a large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it

10.  shank
the body of a type

11.  shank
the part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel

12.  shank
a wading bird with long legs; as, the green-legged shank, or knot; the yellow shank, or tattler; -- called also shanks

13.  shank
flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round

14. (verb) shank
to fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; -- usually followed by off

Translation of 'shank'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the leg, especially the part between the knee and foot.
Afrikaans: skeen	Arabic: ساق	Bulgarian: подбедрица
Brazilian: canela	Czech: holeň	German: der Unterschenkel
Danish: skinneben	Greek: κνήμη	Spanish: espinilla
Estonian: jalasäär	Farsi: ساق پا	Finnish: kinttu
French: jambe	Hebrew: שוֹק	Hindi: टांग
Croatian: noga od koljena do gležnj	Hungarian: lábszár	Indonesian: kaki
Icelandic: fótleggur	Italian: gamba	Japanese: すね
Korean: 정강이	Lithuanian: blauzda	Latvian: kāja; apakšstilbs
Malay: betis	Dutch: schenkel	Norwegian: (skinne)bein
Polish: goleń	Persian: ساق پا	Pashto: لينګۍ، پونډۍ: پښه: دغوايه
Portuguese: canela	Romanian: gambă	Russian: нога; голень
Slovak: holeň	Slovenian: golen	Serbian: potkolenica
Swedish: skenben, skank	Thai: หน้าแข้ง	Turkish: baldır
Taiwanese: 脛，腿骨	Ukrainian: нога; гомілка	Urdu: ٹانگ
Vietnamese: xương ống chân	Chinese: 胫，腿骨
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