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S0317000 (shăngk)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. The long shaft of a fishhook.8. The part of a tobacco pipe between the bowl and stem.9. The shaft of a key.10. The narrow section of the handle of a spoon.11. Printing The section of a body of type between the shoulder and the foot.12. a. The narrow part of the sole of a shoe under the instep.b. A piece of material, such as metal, that is used to reinforce or shape this part of a shoe.13. A projection, such as a ring, on the back of a button by which it is sewn to cloth.14. a. See tang¹.b. The part of a tool, such as a drill, that connects the functioning head to the handle.15. a. The latter or remaining part, especially of a period of time.b. The early or primary part of a period of time: the shank of the evening.16. Slang A knife or other sharp, pointed implement, especially one that has been fashioned from something else; a shiv.tr.v. shanked, shank·ing, shanks Sports 1. To hit (a golf ball) with the heel of the club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction.2. Slang To stab (a person) with a sharp, pointed implement.

[Middle English shanke, from Old English sceanca.]

shanked adj.

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(ʃæŋk) n1. (Anatomy) anatomy the shin2. (Zoology) the corresponding part of the leg in vertebrates other than man3. (Cookery) a cut of meat from the top part of an animal's shank4. the main part of a tool, between the working part and the handle5. the part of a bolt between the thread and the head6. the cylindrical part of a bit by which it is held in the drill7. (Clothing & Fashion) the ring or stem on the back of some buttons8. the stem or long narrow part of a key, anchor, hook, spoon handle, nail, pin, etc9. (Jewellery) the band of a ring as distinguished from the setting10. (Clothing & Fashion) a. the part of a shoe connecting the wide part of the sole with the heelb. the metal or leather piece used for this11. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing the body of a piece of type, between the shoulder and the foot12. (Metallurgy) engineering a ladle used for molten metal13. (Instruments) music another word for crook⁶vb14. (Plant Pathology) (intr) (of fruits, roots, etc) to show disease symptoms, esp discoloration15. (Golf) (tr) golf to mishit (the ball) with the foot of the shaft rather than the face of the club[Old English scanca; related to Old Frisian schanke, Middle Low German schenke, Danish, Swedish skank leg]

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n. 1. a. the part of the lower limb in humans between the knee and the ankle. b. the corresponding part in other vertebrates. 2. the lower limb; the entire leg. 3. a cut of meat from the top part of the front (foreshank) or back (hind shank) leg of an animal. 4. a. a straight, narrow, shaftlike part of various objects usu. connecting two more important or complex parts, as the stem of a tobacco pipe. b. a knob or projection that allows a device to be attached to another object. 5. Informal. the early part of a period of time. 6. the narrow part of the sole of a shoe, lying beneath the instep. 7. shankpiece. 8. Print. the body of a type, between the shoulder and the foot. 9. the part of a ring that surrounds the finger; hoop. 10. Slang. a dagger fashioned from available materials by a prison inmate. v.t. 11. to mishit (a golf ball) with the club's shaft or heel, causing the ball to veer to the side. [before 900; Old English sc(e)anca; c. Low German schanke leg, thigh]

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stummel - A pipe's bowl and shank.
shank - Each half of a pair of scissors; also the stem of a wine glass.
shank - Once meant "the remainder, the rest," as in "shank of the evening."
scare - The shank of a golf club can be called the scare.

shank

Past participle: shanked
Gerund: shanking

Imperative
shank
shank

Present
I shank
you shank
he/she/it shanks
we shank
you shank
they shank

Preterite
I shanked
you shanked
he/she/it shanked
we shanked
you shanked
they shanked

Present Continuous
I am shanking
you are shanking
he/she/it is shanking
we are shanking
you are shanking
they are shanking

Present Perfect
I have shanked
you have shanked
he/she/it has shanked
we have shanked
you have shanked
they have shanked

Past Continuous
I was shanking
you were shanking
he/she/it was shanking
we were shanking
you were shanking
they were shanking

Past Perfect
I had shanked
you had shanked
he/she/it had shanked
we had shanked
you had shanked
they had shanked

Future
I will shank
you will shank
he/she/it will shank
we will shank
you will shank
they will shank

Future Perfect
I will have shanked
you will have shanked
he/she/it will have shanked
we will have shanked
you will have shanked
they will have shanked

Future Continuous
I will be shanking
you will be shanking
he/she/it will be shanking
we will be shanking
you will be shanking
they will be shanking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been shanking
you have been shanking
he/she/it has been shanking
we have been shanking
you have been shanking
they have been shanking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been shanking
you will have been shanking
he/she/it will have been shanking
we will have been shanking
you will have been shanking
they will have been shanking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been shanking
you had been shanking
he/she/it had been shanking
we had been shanking
you had been shanking
they had been shanking

Conditional
I would shank
you would shank
he/she/it would shank
we would shank
you would shank
they would shank

Past Conditional
I would have shanked
you would have shanked
he/she/it would have shanked
we would have shanked
you would have shanked
they would have shanked

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shank - a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the legcut of meat, cut - a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcassforeshank - a cut of meat from the upper part of a front leghindshank - a cut of meat from the upper part of a rear leg
	2.	shank - the part of the human leg between the knee and the anklebody part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremityleg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and anklecalf, sura - the muscular back part of the shank
	3.	shank - cylinder forming a long narrow part of somethingstemanchor, ground tackle - a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from movinghandgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"key - metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotatednail - a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastenerpin - a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach thingswineglass - a glass that has a stem and in which wine is servedcylinder - a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
	4.	shank - cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the headbolt - a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastenercylinder - a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
	5.	shank - cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drillbit - the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press; "he looked around for the right size bit"cylinder - a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
	6.	shank - the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the solewaistpart, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"sole - the underside of footwear or a golf club
	7.	shank - lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammalscannonhoofed mammal, ungulate - any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomicallycannon bone - greatly developed metatarsal or metacarpal bone in the shank or cannon part of the leg in hoofed mammalsanimal leg - the leg of an animalbody part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
	8.	shank - a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ballgolf shot, golf stroke, swing - the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
Verb	1.	shank - hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong directiongolf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holeshit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"

Translations

工具的柄、杆胫腿骨

shank

(ʃӕŋk) noun1. the leg, especially the part between the knee and foot. 胫，腿骨 2. the long straight part of eg a nail or screw. （工具的）柄、杆

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shank's nag

One's legs and feet, used for walking; travel by foot. Also "shanks' nag." A reference to the shank— the lower leg between the knee and the ankle—and the use of ponies or horses for travel. My bicycle fell apart three miles away from home, so I had to use shank's nag to go the rest of the way. Unfortunately, with the sedentary lifestyle many lead today, shank's nag has largely become an obsolete mode of travel.See also: nag

shank's pony

One's legs and feet, used for walking; travel by foot. Also "shanks' pony." A reference to the shank—the lower leg between the knee and the ankle—and the use of ponies or horses for travel. My bicycle fell apart three miles away from home, so I had to use shank's pony to go the rest of the way. Unfortunately, with the sedentary lifestyle many lead today, shank's pony has largely become an obsolete mode of travel.See also: pony

ride shanks' mare

To walk. "Shanks" refers to one's legs. The store is close enough that we don't need to drive, we can just ride shanks' mare.See also: mare, ride

by shank's mare

By one's legs and feet, used for walking; traveling by foot. A reference to the shank—the lower leg between the knee and the ankle—and the use of ponies or horses for travel. (Also written as "shanks' mare.") My bicycle fell apart three miles away from home, so I had to go the rest of the way by shank's mare. Unfortunately, with the sedentary lifestyle many lead today, travel by shank's mare has largely become obsolete.See also: by, mare

shank's mare

One's legs and feet, used for walking; travel by foot. A reference to the shank— the lower leg between the knee and the ankle—and the use of ponies or horses for travel. (Also seen as "shanks' mare.") My bicycle fell apart three miles away from home, so I had to use shank's mare to go the rest of the way. Unfortunately, with the sedentary lifestyle many lead today, shank's mare has largely become an obsolete mode of travel.See also: mare

on shank's pony

On foot; walking. Also seen as "on shanks' pony" or "on shanks's pony." A reference to the shank—the lower leg between the knee and the ankle—and the historical use of ponies or horses for travel. My bicycle fell apart three miles away from home, so I had to go the rest of the way on shank's pony. Unfortunately, with the sedentary lifestyle many lead today, fewer and fewer people go anywhere on shanks' pony.See also: on, pony

shank it

1. To travel (to some place) on foot. The front tire of my bicycle was totally smashed, so I had to shank it all the way back home.2. In golf, to strike the ball with the very back of the club rather than its face, causing the ball to veer off in the wrong direction at a sharp angle. He had set himself up to win the tournament, but when he shanked it on the last hole, he new his chance was gone.3. By extension, to cause any ball to travel in the wrong direction as a result of a misplaced kick or strike. It should have been an easy field goal, but I saw the defensive player rushing toward me and I ended up shanking it to the right of the goal post.See also: shank

shank

1. noun, slang A homemade or makeshift cutting or stabbing weapon, especially one fashioned in prison. He was sentenced to a further 15 years for murdering another prisoner with a shank fashioned from a razor blade and a toothbrush. I always kept a shank hidden in my cell in case anyone tried to order a hit on me from the outside.2. verb, slang To stab or cut (someone) with such a weapon. She said she was going to shank the new inmate for her allegiance to the rival gang. I got shanked during the prison riot, but thankfully it didn't do any serious damage.

by shank's mare

Fig. by foot; by walking. (Shank refers to the shank of the leg.) My car isn't working, so I'll have to travel by shank's mare. I'm sore because I've been getting around by shank's mare.See also: by, mare

shank it

Sl. to use one's legs to get somewhere; to walk. My car needs fixing so I had to shank it to work today. I like to shank it every now and then.See also: shank

shank's mare

Fig. travel on foot. You'll find that shank's mare is the quickest way to get across town. Is there a bus, or do I have to use shank's mare?See also: mare

on Shanks's pony

using your own legs as a means of transport. Shanks (from the Old English word sceanca , ‘leg bone’) is now used as an informal term for ‘legs’. The original form of the expression was on Shanks's mare .See also: on, pony

(on) Shanks’s ˈpony

(British English, informal) walking, rather than travelling by car, bus, etc.; on foot: ‘How are we going to get there?’ ‘I suppose it’ll have to be Shanks’s pony.’ ♢ You young people go everywhere by car these days. When I was young all we had was Shanks’s pony. Shanks is an informal word for your legs.See also: pony

shank

1. n. a knife; a homemade knife. (Possibly named for a bone handle.) The mugger pulled a shank on the victim. 2. in. to dance. (This shank refers to a leg bone.) They were busy shankin’ and didn’t hear the gunshots.

shank it

tv. to use one’s legs to get somewhere; to walk. My car needs fixing so I had to shank it to work today. See also: shank

shank’s mare

n. foot travel. (Old. Lacking a horse, one uses the legs. This does not refer to a person named shank.) You’ll find that shank’s mare is the quickest way to get across town. See also: mare

shank of the evening

Twilight, dusk. This expression uses shank in the sense of “latter part of ” or “end of,” a usage rare except in this phrase. The earliest citation in the OED is from 1828. P. G. Wodehouse used it in Pearls, Girls, and Monty Bodkin (1972), “‘It’s very late.’—‘Shank of the evening.’”See also: evening, of, shank

shank's mare

On foot, walking. This quaint expression dates from the second half of the eighteenth century, the shank here alluding to the leg. Also put as to ride shank’s mare, it continues to be used, although it may be heard less often. The Cleveland Plain Dealer had it (Oct. 26, 1974): “The people who came to the Barons-Rangers game that night long ago came by streetcar and bus and by shank’s mare as well as by auto.”See also: mare

shank's mare

Walking. “Shank” is another word for shinbone. By extension, its use in the phase refers to our legs. “Mare” here is equine transport, and when we walk, we “ride” on shank's mare.See also: mare

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Synonyms for shank

noun a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg

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noun the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle

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noun cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

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noun cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head

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noun cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill

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noun the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole

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noun lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals

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noun a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball

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verb hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction

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