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- Dictionaryshank/ʃaŋk/
noun
- 1. a person's leg, especially the part from the knee to the ankle: "the old man's thin, bony shanks showed through his trousers"
- 2. 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"
verb
- 1. strike (the ball) with the heel of the club: "I shanked a shot and hit a person on a shoulder"
- 2. slash or stab (someone), especially with a makeshift knife: informal US "I got shanked with a broken bottle"
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: 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, mutton, or lamb from the upper or the lower part of the leg : shin see beef illustration. 2. : a straight narrow usually essential part of an object: such as. a.
a long, thin, straight part of particular objects, especially one that connects the end of a device or tool that you hold to the end of it that moves or does something: the shank of a screwdriver. the shank of a key / nail. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Poles, rods, shafts and sticks. bargepole. baton. billy club. boathook. bollard.
Shank definition: the part of the lower limb in humans between the knee and the ankle; leg. . See examples of SHANK used in a sentence.
Definitions of shank. noun. the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle. see more. noun. lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals. synonyms: cannon. see more. noun. a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg. see more. noun.
Jun 2, 2024 · A protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached. The metal part on a curb bit that falls below the mouthpiece, which length controls the severity of the leverage action of the bit, and to which the reins of the bridle are attached.
noun. 1. anatomy. the shin. 2. the corresponding part of the leg in vertebrates other than humans. 3. a cut of meat from the top part of an animal's shank. 4. the main part of a tool, between the working part and the handle. 5. the part of a bolt between the thread and the head. 6. the cylindrical part of a bit by which it is held in the drill. 7.
n. 1. a. The part of the human leg between the knee and ankle. b. A corresponding part in other vertebrates. 2. a. The whole leg of a human. b. A leg or leglike part. 3. A cut of meat from the leg of a steer, calf, sheep, or lamb. 4. The long narrow part of a nail or pin. 5. A stem, stalk, or similar part. 6. Nautical The stem of an anchor. 7.
(British English, informal) walking, rather than travelling by car, bus, etc. synonym on foot. ‘How did you get here?’ ‘Shanks’s pony!’. See shank in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: shank. Definition of shank noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Noun. Verb. Adjective. Idiom. Filter. noun. shanks. The lower part of the leg; part between the knee and ankle in humans or a part like this in animals. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A corresponding part in other vertebrates. American Heritage Medicine. Similar definitions. The whole leg. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
the early or main part of a period of time: It was just the shank of the evening when the party began. the latter part of a period of time: They didn't get started until the shank of the morning. the narrow part of the sole of a shoe, lying beneath the instep.
