shank
shank/SHaNGk/
noun
- a person's leg, especially the part from the knee to the ankle."the old man's thin, bony shanks showed through his trousers"
- 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"
- a part or appendage by which something is attached to something else, especially a wire loop attached to the back of a button.
- the narrow middle of the sole of a shoe."a rigid leather boot with a full shank"
- a makeshift knife fashioned from a sharp item such as broken glass or a razor."he used a shank to threaten a guard and steal his uniform"
- an act of striking the ball with the heel of the club."he hit a shank with his tee shot and took double bogey"
verb
- strike (the ball) with the heel of the club."I shanked a shot and hit a person on a shoulder"
- slash or stab (someone), especially with a makeshift knife."I got shanked with a broken bottle"
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The meaning of SHANK is the part of the leg between the knee and the ankle in humans or the corresponding part in various other vertebrates.
Slang. to undermine or discredit (someone) in a sneaky manner, as with innuendo, rumor, accusation, or the like.
Other uses · Another name for the lower leg in humans · Tibia, one of the two main bones of the leg · Shank (meat), a cut of meat (e.g., beef shank) · Shank, a ...
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shank noun [C] (LEG) ... the leg of a person or animal, especially the part below the knee: You can buy ready-to-use beef shanks from your supermarket. As he ...
shank · noun. the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle · noun. lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals.
Noun · The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle. · Meat from that part of an animal. · (ornithology, colloquial) A redshank or greenshank, various ...