Definition of shank in English:

shank

noun ʃaŋkʃæŋk

1often shanksA person's leg, especially the part from the knee to the ankle.
the old man's thin, bony shanks showed through his trousers
1. 1.1 The lower part of an animal's foreleg.
  many fast animals have long shanks or calves
  Example sentencesExamples
  The horse's plastinated shanks and neck muscles convey an impression of overwhelming power.
  Ritually tattooed from his waist to his knees, the Maori artist gently paints the bull's skinny shanks.
  Kristin Collins stood directly in front of the handsome racehorse, facing him, yanking on his lead shank with all her might.
  I slipped on the severed shank of a buffalo and fell hard into a ditch.
2. 1.2 The shank of an animal's leg as a cut of meat.
  meals like ham hocks and lamb shanks are cooked with reasonably priced cuts of meat
  Example sentencesExamples
  Braised lamb shank in black pepper is curiously flat, as if the meat's natural flavor has been neutered.
  To follow, there's dum ka kid gosht: lamb shanks cooked in gravy in a sealed pot; or maybe Bombay Brasserie lamb chops, cooked in the tandoor.
  Included on his menu is tangia, an heirloom recipe in which lamb shanks seasoned with cumin, saffron, nutmeg, and ginger are placed in a fat, terra cotta urn and cooked overnight in the coals of the public ovens.
  What I remember most clearly aren't his lamb shanks or inventions involving endive; it's Saturday breakfast.
  Mains include the likes of lamb shanks lightly braised in thyme, sweet chilli and wine jus on roast potatoes and vegetables or panfried terekahi served with a creamy white wine, garlic and lemon sauce on broccoli and green beans.
  For the veal shanks, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  Someone is being stingy with the spices for the lamb shank, and veal Milanese seems like an interloper from another menu.
  They initially had the recipe serve six, and they used lamb shanks to boot, but I didn't have 6 friends who wanted to eat lamb tonight, and the supermarket was fresh outa shank.
  In a saucepan, add veal shanks, tongue, leeks, parsnips, celery root, garlic, red wine and veal stock.
  I followed up with Caesar salad while hubby opted for a main of lamb shanks.
  Remove from the heat and, using a slotted spoon, transfer the shanks to a parchment-lined sheet pan and set aside, keeping warm.
  To keep the cost commendably low, the kitchen gravitates toward less expensive cuts of meat, braised shanks and briskets, and one-time trash fish like monkfish and catfish, finessed with Asian seasonings.
  And while the liquor eases the bloated, fibre-induced discomfort of our stomachs, we start thinking of running back into the strong, loving embrace of a veal shank.
  There are also gargantuan lamb shanks studded with lotus roots, giant tandoori prawns flown in from Sri Lanka, and leaning towers of tender salmon interspersed with okra and spicy tomato sauce.
  Preheat oven to 375 F. Cook the shank covered for approximately 3 hours until fork tender.
  She did, I will say this, fashion a shiv out of the lamb shank.
  ‘Try not to behave like a ravenous pig tonight, dear,’ she was saying in her diplomatic yet definitive way, as the lamb shanks and pots of stewed tripe thumped down on our table.
  If there is leftover gammon ham, lamb shank, or roast meat around, he suggests you shred it finely and add at the last minute, for the best of all possible borschts.
  And though the risotto is a bit oily, the lamb shank in the middle is served as such a tenderly appealing stew, the grains were bound to get short shrift.
  The book batters vulgarity like a butcher with a shank.
  Synonyms
  lower limb
2A 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
Example sentencesExamples
- Use an implement with narrow chisel or shovel point shanks spaced four to five feet apart and drive perpendicular to the direction of the prevalent winds.
- Smaller diameter shanks were offered on the no.50 and no.55 screwdrivers.
- Downward pressure is applied to the shank of the hook.
- Then run the round part of your hammer handle or screwdriver shank tightly up the joint to seal any gap that may be left.
- They wrap a bit of newspaper round the shank of the nail.
- The tangs don't extend all the way through to the end of the handle, the chef's knives have no defined shank for grasping the blade easily, and a few of the knives have ends that have snapped off from abuse.
- In this type of construction, the shank of the screwdriver was forged and knurled on the handle receiving end and then tempered to the desirable hardness.
- As a result the chucking force in [this area] decreases, with the result that the shank… of the tool… cannot be held with a uniform chucking force over the entire length thereof.
- Edmund Schade patented, on 6 May 1924, a different arrangement for securing the handle to the shank.
- Combination tools are tillage and incorporation tools that combine disk gangs, field cultivator shanks, and leveling devices.
- They are characterized by a rectangular-shaped crossbar that is wider and thicker than the shank or vertical element.
- Odum cancelled his scheduled demonstration after the steel shank of the propeller bent during an engine test.
- Mr. Shade's patent provided for the solid shank in the handle to be made with a series of lateral projections or wings graded in size toward the head.
- Use an implement with shanks spaced 48-60 inches apart.
- The steel shank did me a good deed to hammer off the padlocks.
- The shank and bolster were next inserted with an insulating washer into the handle and ferrule and driven tight, thereby preventing axial movement between shank, bolster and handle.
- The other patent, by J P. Curtiss, was for an improvement in screwdrivers by securing the shank in a solid handle.
- And the shank of the nail (the part that's driven into the wood) determines its holding power.
- Containing a groove to guide the knob shell and a hole for both the shank to sit into and to allow the spindle to pass into the lock, the rose ensures stable, guided turning of the doorknob.
- The needle's upper portion is called the shank.
Synonyms
handle, butt, haft, grip, shaft, helve
1. 2.1 The cylindrical part of a bit by which it is held in a drill.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Then drill these holes on the band and joists, again using a drill bit one size smaller than the shank of the lag screw.
  A pilot hole is a hole drilled with a bit that is slightly thinner than the shank of the nail.
  It was necessary to drill holes to pass the bolt shank very precisely in order to be able to easily pass through all the sections.
  When working with screws of larger diameter, a pilot hole of the same diameter as the shank of the screw should be drilled into the wood to a depth of 1/3 the length of the screw.
  To avoid this, use a cordless drill to drill a pilot hole, one slightly smaller than the shank of the nail.
2. 2.2 The long stem of a key, spoon, anchor, etc.
  all Roman lever keys have a tubular shank
  Example sentencesExamples
  Here he finds the familiar silhouette of the swallow in flight in a simple bit of sailor's hardware; the swallow's name in Greek is inscribed on the anchor's shank.
3. 2.3 The straight part of a fish hook.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Tied with hard nylon monofilament bodies and weighted with two brass pins parallel to the hook shank, Grant's flies were durable and realistic copies of a big trout's favorite meal.
  The involved skin area should be well stabilized against a flat surface as the shank of the fishhook is depressed against the skin.
3A part or appendage by which something is attached to something else, especially a wire loop attached to the back of a button.
Example sentencesExamples
- I could make thread shanks with buttonhole stitch as well as complete a neat French seam.
- On the 4 ‘wire end, lay a nail against the bead, and closely wrap the wire around the nail twice to create the shank.’
1. 3.1 The band of a ring rather than the setting or gemstone.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Ring shank nails have a greater holding power than regular nails and are used specifically for this purpose.
  After the shank was driven into the bolster, the bolster was placed into a die that squeezed the rings into the grooves and wings of the shank.
4The narrow middle of the sole of a shoe.
a rigid leather boot with a full shank
Example sentencesExamples
- Now Martin fashions a 5 1/4 shoe with a hard shank, very large platform, and medium vamp for Schandorff.
- And the shank of the shoe is flat too, so when I stand in first position, I can actually feel all five toes on the ground.
- But the once-squishy sole is fortified with a steel shank.
- Hip enough for après-ski parties, these boots sport handcrafted stitching, lightly distressed waxed leather for durability, and a steel shank and multidensity footbed for support.
- I was told by the company that it was the steel shank in the sole and there was nothing that could be done.
5US informal 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
6Golf
An act of striking the ball with the heel of the club.
he hit a shank with his tee shot and took double bogey
1. 6.1Tennis A mishit shot, typically one that is struck with the frame of the racket.
  one of the worst shots the great man has ever played—a forehand shank from on top of the net

verb ʃaŋkʃæŋk

[with object]

1Golf
Strike (the ball) with the heel of the club.
I shanked a shot and hit a person on a shoulder
Example sentencesExamples
- I was playing golf at a local Houston course, and another player shanked his tee shot right into the side of my face.
- They are in their element talking about the technology, but after business execs hear the words ‘robust and scalable’ for the third time, their eyes glaze over and they're thinking about how they shanked the ball on the 14th hole.
- The only blot on his card was that bogey five at the 17th hole where after a big drive close to a bunker he shanked his approach into another bunker and failed to get up and down.
- But I am so tense that I'm topping the ball, shanking it (which I have never done), anything but hitting a straight one.
- The way they're shanking wedges, they'll kill me.
1. 1.1Tennis Mishit (a shot), typically by striking it with the frame of the racket.
  he missed an easy smash then shanked a backhand volley
2US informal Slash or stab (someone), especially with a makeshift knife.
I got shanked with a broken bottle
my friend pulled a knife and shanked him

Derivatives

shanked

adjective

usually in combination a long-shanked hook
Example sentencesExamples
- R.W. Eaks overcame a shanked sand wedge on the third hole to shoot a season-best 7-under 65 for a share of the first-round lead with Gil Morgan in the Champions Tour's Bayer Advantage Classic.
- A shanked clearance from the City shot-stopper then saw Tait close in on goal, only for Chris Brass to recover sharply and force the Rovers' striker wide and to safety.
- Brass ring shanked boat nails are excellent if available.
- I prefer a size 10 in long shank and have tied smaller versions on conventional shanked size 10.

Origin

Old English sceanca, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch schenk 'leg bone' and German Schenkel 'thigh'. The use of the verb as a golfing term dates from the 1920s.

Rhymes

ankh, bank, blank, clank, crank, dank, drank, embank, flank, franc, frank, hank, lank, outflank, outrank, Planck, plank, point-blank, prank, rank, sank, shrank, spank, stank, swank, tank, thank, yank

Definition of shank in US English:

shank

nounSHaNGkʃæŋk

1often shanksA person's leg, especially the part from the knee to the ankle.
the old man's thin, bony shanks showed through his trousers
1. 1.1 The lower part of an animal's foreleg.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Ritually tattooed from his waist to his knees, the Maori artist gently paints the bull's skinny shanks.
  The horse's plastinated shanks and neck muscles convey an impression of overwhelming power.
  I slipped on the severed shank of a buffalo and fell hard into a ditch.
  Kristin Collins stood directly in front of the handsome racehorse, facing him, yanking on his lead shank with all her might.
2. 1.2 The lower part of an animal's foreleg as a cut of meat.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Someone is being stingy with the spices for the lamb shank, and veal Milanese seems like an interloper from another menu.
  I followed up with Caesar salad while hubby opted for a main of lamb shanks.
  And though the risotto is a bit oily, the lamb shank in the middle is served as such a tenderly appealing stew, the grains were bound to get short shrift.
  For the veal shanks, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  She did, I will say this, fashion a shiv out of the lamb shank.
  What I remember most clearly aren't his lamb shanks or inventions involving endive; it's Saturday breakfast.
  And while the liquor eases the bloated, fibre-induced discomfort of our stomachs, we start thinking of running back into the strong, loving embrace of a veal shank.
  The book batters vulgarity like a butcher with a shank.
  There are also gargantuan lamb shanks studded with lotus roots, giant tandoori prawns flown in from Sri Lanka, and leaning towers of tender salmon interspersed with okra and spicy tomato sauce.
  In a saucepan, add veal shanks, tongue, leeks, parsnips, celery root, garlic, red wine and veal stock.
  If there is leftover gammon ham, lamb shank, or roast meat around, he suggests you shred it finely and add at the last minute, for the best of all possible borschts.
  To follow, there's dum ka kid gosht: lamb shanks cooked in gravy in a sealed pot; or maybe Bombay Brasserie lamb chops, cooked in the tandoor.
  Mains include the likes of lamb shanks lightly braised in thyme, sweet chilli and wine jus on roast potatoes and vegetables or panfried terekahi served with a creamy white wine, garlic and lemon sauce on broccoli and green beans.
  To keep the cost commendably low, the kitchen gravitates toward less expensive cuts of meat, braised shanks and briskets, and one-time trash fish like monkfish and catfish, finessed with Asian seasonings.
  Preheat oven to 375 F. Cook the shank covered for approximately 3 hours until fork tender.
  Included on his menu is tangia, an heirloom recipe in which lamb shanks seasoned with cumin, saffron, nutmeg, and ginger are placed in a fat, terra cotta urn and cooked overnight in the coals of the public ovens.
  They initially had the recipe serve six, and they used lamb shanks to boot, but I didn't have 6 friends who wanted to eat lamb tonight, and the supermarket was fresh outa shank.
  ‘Try not to behave like a ravenous pig tonight, dear,’ she was saying in her diplomatic yet definitive way, as the lamb shanks and pots of stewed tripe thumped down on our table.
  Remove from the heat and, using a slotted spoon, transfer the shanks to a parchment-lined sheet pan and set aside, keeping warm.
  Braised lamb shank in black pepper is curiously flat, as if the meat's natural flavor has been neutered.
  Synonyms
  lower limb
2A long, narrow part of a tool connecting the handle to the operational end.
Example sentencesExamples
- The tangs don't extend all the way through to the end of the handle, the chef's knives have no defined shank for grasping the blade easily, and a few of the knives have ends that have snapped off from abuse.
- The shank and bolster were next inserted with an insulating washer into the handle and ferrule and driven tight, thereby preventing axial movement between shank, bolster and handle.
- Smaller diameter shanks were offered on the no.50 and no.55 screwdrivers.
- Containing a groove to guide the knob shell and a hole for both the shank to sit into and to allow the spindle to pass into the lock, the rose ensures stable, guided turning of the doorknob.
- Edmund Schade patented, on 6 May 1924, a different arrangement for securing the handle to the shank.
- Downward pressure is applied to the shank of the hook.
- They are characterized by a rectangular-shaped crossbar that is wider and thicker than the shank or vertical element.
- And the shank of the nail (the part that's driven into the wood) determines its holding power.
- Odum cancelled his scheduled demonstration after the steel shank of the propeller bent during an engine test.
- The other patent, by J P. Curtiss, was for an improvement in screwdrivers by securing the shank in a solid handle.
- The steel shank did me a good deed to hammer off the padlocks.
- Use an implement with shanks spaced 48-60 inches apart.
- They wrap a bit of newspaper round the shank of the nail.
- In this type of construction, the shank of the screwdriver was forged and knurled on the handle receiving end and then tempered to the desirable hardness.
- The needle's upper portion is called the shank.
- Then run the round part of your hammer handle or screwdriver shank tightly up the joint to seal any gap that may be left.
- Mr. Shade's patent provided for the solid shank in the handle to be made with a series of lateral projections or wings graded in size toward the head.
- Combination tools are tillage and incorporation tools that combine disk gangs, field cultivator shanks, and leveling devices.
- As a result the chucking force in [this area] decreases, with the result that the shank… of the tool… cannot be held with a uniform chucking force over the entire length thereof.
- Use an implement with narrow chisel or shovel point shanks spaced four to five feet apart and drive perpendicular to the direction of the prevalent winds.
Synonyms
handle, butt, haft, grip, shaft, helve
1. 2.1 The cylindrical part of a bit by which it is held in a drill.
  Example sentencesExamples
  It was necessary to drill holes to pass the bolt shank very precisely in order to be able to easily pass through all the sections.
  To avoid this, use a cordless drill to drill a pilot hole, one slightly smaller than the shank of the nail.
  A pilot hole is a hole drilled with a bit that is slightly thinner than the shank of the nail.
  When working with screws of larger diameter, a pilot hole of the same diameter as the shank of the screw should be drilled into the wood to a depth of 1/3 the length of the screw.
  Then drill these holes on the band and joists, again using a drill bit one size smaller than the shank of the lag screw.
2. 2.2 The long stem of a key, spoon, anchor, etc.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Here he finds the familiar silhouette of the swallow in flight in a simple bit of sailor's hardware; the swallow's name in Greek is inscribed on the anchor's shank.
3. 2.3 The straight part of a nail or fishhook.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The involved skin area should be well stabilized against a flat surface as the shank of the fishhook is depressed against the skin.
  Tied with hard nylon monofilament bodies and weighted with two brass pins parallel to the hook shank, Grant's flies were durable and realistic copies of a big trout's favorite meal.
3A part or appendage by which something is attached to something else, especially a wire loop attached to the back of a button.
Example sentencesExamples
- On the 4 ‘wire end, lay a nail against the bead, and closely wrap the wire around the nail twice to create the shank.’
- I could make thread shanks with buttonhole stitch as well as complete a neat French seam.
1. 3.1 The band of a ring rather than the setting or gemstone.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Ring shank nails have a greater holding power than regular nails and are used specifically for this purpose.
  After the shank was driven into the bolster, the bolster was placed into a die that squeezed the rings into the grooves and wings of the shank.
4The narrow middle of the sole of a shoe.
Example sentencesExamples
- Hip enough for après-ski parties, these boots sport handcrafted stitching, lightly distressed waxed leather for durability, and a steel shank and multidensity footbed for support.
- But the once-squishy sole is fortified with a steel shank.
- I was told by the company that it was the steel shank in the sole and there was nothing that could be done.
- Now Martin fashions a 5 1/4 shoe with a hard shank, very large platform, and medium vamp for Schandorff.
- And the shank of the shoe is flat too, so when I stand in first position, I can actually feel all five toes on the ground.
5US informal 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
6Golf
An act of striking the ball with the heel of the club.
he hit a shank with his tee shot and took double bogey
1. 6.1Tennis A mishit shot, typically one that is struck with the frame of the racket.
  one of the worst shots the great man has ever played—a forehand shank from on top of the net

verbSHaNGkʃæŋk

[with object]

1Golf
Strike (the ball) with the heel of the club.
I shanked a shot and hit a person on a shoulder
Example sentencesExamples
- They are in their element talking about the technology, but after business execs hear the words ‘robust and scalable’ for the third time, their eyes glaze over and they're thinking about how they shanked the ball on the 14th hole.
- The only blot on his card was that bogey five at the 17th hole where after a big drive close to a bunker he shanked his approach into another bunker and failed to get up and down.
- But I am so tense that I'm topping the ball, shanking it (which I have never done), anything but hitting a straight one.
- The way they're shanking wedges, they'll kill me.
- I was playing golf at a local Houston course, and another player shanked his tee shot right into the side of my face.
1. 1.1Tennis Mishit (a shot), typically by striking it with the frame of the racket.
  he missed an easy smash then shanked a backhand volley
2US informal Slash or stab (someone), especially with a makeshift knife.
I got shanked with a broken bottle
my friend pulled a knife and shanked him

Origin

Old English sceanca, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch schenk ‘leg bone’ and German Schenkel ‘thigh’. The use of the verb as a golfing term dates from the 1920s.

单词	shank
释义	Definition of shank in English: shank noun ʃaŋkʃæŋk 1often shanksA person's leg, especially the part from the knee to the ankle. the old man's thin, bony shanks showed through his trousers 1.1 The lower part of an animal's foreleg. many fast animals have long shanks or calves Example sentencesExamples The horse's plastinated shanks and neck muscles convey an impression of overwhelming power. Ritually tattooed from his waist to his knees, the Maori artist gently paints the bull's skinny shanks. Kristin Collins stood directly in front of the handsome racehorse, facing him, yanking on his lead shank with all her might. I slipped on the severed shank of a buffalo and fell hard into a ditch. 1.2 The shank of an animal's leg as a cut of meat. meals like ham hocks and lamb shanks are cooked with reasonably priced cuts of meat Example sentencesExamples Braised lamb shank in black pepper is curiously flat, as if the meat's natural flavor has been neutered. To follow, there's dum ka kid gosht: lamb shanks cooked in gravy in a sealed pot; or maybe Bombay Brasserie lamb chops, cooked in the tandoor. Included on his menu is tangia, an heirloom recipe in which lamb shanks seasoned with cumin, saffron, nutmeg, and ginger are placed in a fat, terra cotta urn and cooked overnight in the coals of the public ovens. What I remember most clearly aren't his lamb shanks or inventions involving endive; it's Saturday breakfast. Mains include the likes of lamb shanks lightly braised in thyme, sweet chilli and wine jus on roast potatoes and vegetables or panfried terekahi served with a creamy white wine, garlic and lemon sauce on broccoli and green beans. For the veal shanks, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Someone is being stingy with the spices for the lamb shank, and veal Milanese seems like an interloper from another menu. They initially had the recipe serve six, and they used lamb shanks to boot, but I didn't have 6 friends who wanted to eat lamb tonight, and the supermarket was fresh outa shank. In a saucepan, add veal shanks, tongue, leeks, parsnips, celery root, garlic, red wine and veal stock. I followed up with Caesar salad while hubby opted for a main of lamb shanks. Remove from the heat and, using a slotted spoon, transfer the shanks to a parchment-lined sheet pan and set aside, keeping warm. To keep the cost commendably low, the kitchen gravitates toward less expensive cuts of meat, braised shanks and briskets, and one-time trash fish like monkfish and catfish, finessed with Asian seasonings. And while the liquor eases the bloated, fibre-induced discomfort of our stomachs, we start thinking of running back into the strong, loving embrace of a veal shank. There are also gargantuan lamb shanks studded with lotus roots, giant tandoori prawns flown in from Sri Lanka, and leaning towers of tender salmon interspersed with okra and spicy tomato sauce. Preheat oven to 375 F. Cook the shank covered for approximately 3 hours until fork tender. She did, I will say this, fashion a shiv out of the lamb shank. ‘Try not to behave like a ravenous pig tonight, dear,’ she was saying in her diplomatic yet definitive way, as the lamb shanks and pots of stewed tripe thumped down on our table. If there is leftover gammon ham, lamb shank, or roast meat around, he suggests you shred it finely and add at the last minute, for the best of all possible borschts. And though the risotto is a bit oily, the lamb shank in the middle is served as such a tenderly appealing stew, the grains were bound to get short shrift. The book batters vulgarity like a butcher with a shank. Synonyms lower limb 2A 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 Example sentencesExamples Use an implement with narrow chisel or shovel point shanks spaced four to five feet apart and drive perpendicular to the direction of the prevalent winds. Smaller diameter shanks were offered on the no.50 and no.55 screwdrivers. Downward pressure is applied to the shank of the hook. Then run the round part of your hammer handle or screwdriver shank tightly up the joint to seal any gap that may be left. They wrap a bit of newspaper round the shank of the nail. The tangs don't extend all the way through to the end of the handle, the chef's knives have no defined shank for grasping the blade easily, and a few of the knives have ends that have snapped off from abuse. In this type of construction, the shank of the screwdriver was forged and knurled on the handle receiving end and then tempered to the desirable hardness. As a result the chucking force in [this area] decreases, with the result that the shank… of the tool… cannot be held with a uniform chucking force over the entire length thereof. Edmund Schade patented, on 6 May 1924, a different arrangement for securing the handle to the shank. Combination tools are tillage and incorporation tools that combine disk gangs, field cultivator shanks, and leveling devices. They are characterized by a rectangular-shaped crossbar that is wider and thicker than the shank or vertical element. Odum cancelled his scheduled demonstration after the steel shank of the propeller bent during an engine test. Mr. Shade's patent provided for the solid shank in the handle to be made with a series of lateral projections or wings graded in size toward the head. Use an implement with shanks spaced 48-60 inches apart. The steel shank did me a good deed to hammer off the padlocks. The shank and bolster were next inserted with an insulating washer into the handle and ferrule and driven tight, thereby preventing axial movement between shank, bolster and handle. The other patent, by J P. Curtiss, was for an improvement in screwdrivers by securing the shank in a solid handle. And the shank of the nail (the part that's driven into the wood) determines its holding power. Containing a groove to guide the knob shell and a hole for both the shank to sit into and to allow the spindle to pass into the lock, the rose ensures stable, guided turning of the doorknob. The needle's upper portion is called the shank. Synonyms handle, butt, haft, grip, shaft, helve 2.1 The cylindrical part of a bit by which it is held in a drill. Example sentencesExamples Then drill these holes on the band and joists, again using a drill bit one size smaller than the shank of the lag screw. A pilot hole is a hole drilled with a bit that is slightly thinner than the shank of the nail. It was necessary to drill holes to pass the bolt shank very precisely in order to be able to easily pass through all the sections. When working with screws of larger diameter, a pilot hole of the same diameter as the shank of the screw should be drilled into the wood to a depth of 1/3 the length of the screw. To avoid this, use a cordless drill to drill a pilot hole, one slightly smaller than the shank of the nail. 2.2 The long stem of a key, spoon, anchor, etc. all Roman lever keys have a tubular shank Example sentencesExamples Here he finds the familiar silhouette of the swallow in flight in a simple bit of sailor's hardware; the swallow's name in Greek is inscribed on the anchor's shank. 2.3 The straight part of a fish hook. Example sentencesExamples Tied with hard nylon monofilament bodies and weighted with two brass pins parallel to the hook shank, Grant's flies were durable and realistic copies of a big trout's favorite meal. The involved skin area should be well stabilized against a flat surface as the shank of the fishhook is depressed against the skin. 3A part or appendage by which something is attached to something else, especially a wire loop attached to the back of a button. Example sentencesExamples I could make thread shanks with buttonhole stitch as well as complete a neat French seam. On the 4 ‘wire end, lay a nail against the bead, and closely wrap the wire around the nail twice to create the shank.’ 3.1 The band of a ring rather than the setting or gemstone. Example sentencesExamples Ring shank nails have a greater holding power than regular nails and are used specifically for this purpose. After the shank was driven into the bolster, the bolster was placed into a die that squeezed the rings into the grooves and wings of the shank. 4The narrow middle of the sole of a shoe. a rigid leather boot with a full shank Example sentencesExamples Now Martin fashions a 5 1/4 shoe with a hard shank, very large platform, and medium vamp for Schandorff. And the shank of the shoe is flat too, so when I stand in first position, I can actually feel all five toes on the ground. But the once-squishy sole is fortified with a steel shank. Hip enough for après-ski parties, these boots sport handcrafted stitching, lightly distressed waxed leather for durability, and a steel shank and multidensity footbed for support. I was told by the company that it was the steel shank in the sole and there was nothing that could be done. 5US informal 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 6Golf An act of striking the ball with the heel of the club. he hit a shank with his tee shot and took double bogey 6.1Tennis A mishit shot, typically one that is struck with the frame of the racket. one of the worst shots the great man has ever played—a forehand shank from on top of the net verb ʃaŋkʃæŋk [with object] 1Golf Strike (the ball) with the heel of the club. I shanked a shot and hit a person on a shoulder Example sentencesExamples I was playing golf at a local Houston course, and another player shanked his tee shot right into the side of my face. They are in their element talking about the technology, but after business execs hear the words ‘robust and scalable’ for the third time, their eyes glaze over and they're thinking about how they shanked the ball on the 14th hole. The only blot on his card was that bogey five at the 17th hole where after a big drive close to a bunker he shanked his approach into another bunker and failed to get up and down. But I am so tense that I'm topping the ball, shanking it (which I have never done), anything but hitting a straight one. The way they're shanking wedges, they'll kill me. 1.1Tennis Mishit (a shot), typically by striking it with the frame of the racket. he missed an easy smash then shanked a backhand volley 2US informal Slash or stab (someone), especially with a makeshift knife. I got shanked with a broken bottle my friend pulled a knife and shanked him Derivatives shanked adjective usually in combination a long-shanked hook Example sentencesExamples R.W. Eaks overcame a shanked sand wedge on the third hole to shoot a season-best 7-under 65 for a share of the first-round lead with Gil Morgan in the Champions Tour's Bayer Advantage Classic. A shanked clearance from the City shot-stopper then saw Tait close in on goal, only for Chris Brass to recover sharply and force the Rovers' striker wide and to safety. Brass ring shanked boat nails are excellent if available. I prefer a size 10 in long shank and have tied smaller versions on conventional shanked size 10. Origin Old English sceanca, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch schenk 'leg bone' and German Schenkel 'thigh'. The use of the verb as a golfing term dates from the 1920s. Rhymes ankh, bank, blank, clank, crank, dank, drank, embank, flank, franc, frank, hank, lank, outflank, outrank, Planck, plank, point-blank, prank, rank, sank, shrank, spank, stank, swank, tank, thank, yank Definition of shank in US English: shank nounSHaNGkʃæŋk 1often shanksA person's leg, especially the part from the knee to the ankle. the old man's thin, bony shanks showed through his trousers 1.1 The lower part of an animal's foreleg. Example sentencesExamples Ritually tattooed from his waist to his knees, the Maori artist gently paints the bull's skinny shanks. The horse's plastinated shanks and neck muscles convey an impression of overwhelming power. I slipped on the severed shank of a buffalo and fell hard into a ditch. Kristin Collins stood directly in front of the handsome racehorse, facing him, yanking on his lead shank with all her might. 1.2 The lower part of an animal's foreleg as a cut of meat. Example sentencesExamples Someone is being stingy with the spices for the lamb shank, and veal Milanese seems like an interloper from another menu. I followed up with Caesar salad while hubby opted for a main of lamb shanks. And though the risotto is a bit oily, the lamb shank in the middle is served as such a tenderly appealing stew, the grains were bound to get short shrift. For the veal shanks, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. She did, I will say this, fashion a shiv out of the lamb shank. What I remember most clearly aren't his lamb shanks or inventions involving endive; it's Saturday breakfast. And while the liquor eases the bloated, fibre-induced discomfort of our stomachs, we start thinking of running back into the strong, loving embrace of a veal shank. The book batters vulgarity like a butcher with a shank. There are also gargantuan lamb shanks studded with lotus roots, giant tandoori prawns flown in from Sri Lanka, and leaning towers of tender salmon interspersed with okra and spicy tomato sauce. In a saucepan, add veal shanks, tongue, leeks, parsnips, celery root, garlic, red wine and veal stock. If there is leftover gammon ham, lamb shank, or roast meat around, he suggests you shred it finely and add at the last minute, for the best of all possible borschts. To follow, there's dum ka kid gosht: lamb shanks cooked in gravy in a sealed pot; or maybe Bombay Brasserie lamb chops, cooked in the tandoor. Mains include the likes of lamb shanks lightly braised in thyme, sweet chilli and wine jus on roast potatoes and vegetables or panfried terekahi served with a creamy white wine, garlic and lemon sauce on broccoli and green beans. To keep the cost commendably low, the kitchen gravitates toward less expensive cuts of meat, braised shanks and briskets, and one-time trash fish like monkfish and catfish, finessed with Asian seasonings. Preheat oven to 375 F. Cook the shank covered for approximately 3 hours until fork tender. Included on his menu is tangia, an heirloom recipe in which lamb shanks seasoned with cumin, saffron, nutmeg, and ginger are placed in a fat, terra cotta urn and cooked overnight in the coals of the public ovens. They initially had the recipe serve six, and they used lamb shanks to boot, but I didn't have 6 friends who wanted to eat lamb tonight, and the supermarket was fresh outa shank. ‘Try not to behave like a ravenous pig tonight, dear,’ she was saying in her diplomatic yet definitive way, as the lamb shanks and pots of stewed tripe thumped down on our table. Remove from the heat and, using a slotted spoon, transfer the shanks to a parchment-lined sheet pan and set aside, keeping warm. Braised lamb shank in black pepper is curiously flat, as if the meat's natural flavor has been neutered. Synonyms lower limb 2A long, narrow part of a tool connecting the handle to the operational end. Example sentencesExamples The tangs don't extend all the way through to the end of the handle, the chef's knives have no defined shank for grasping the blade easily, and a few of the knives have ends that have snapped off from abuse. The shank and bolster were next inserted with an insulating washer into the handle and ferrule and driven tight, thereby preventing axial movement between shank, bolster and handle. Smaller diameter shanks were offered on the no.50 and no.55 screwdrivers. Containing a groove to guide the knob shell and a hole for both the shank to sit into and to allow the spindle to pass into the lock, the rose ensures stable, guided turning of the doorknob. Edmund Schade patented, on 6 May 1924, a different arrangement for securing the handle to the shank. Downward pressure is applied to the shank of the hook. They are characterized by a rectangular-shaped crossbar that is wider and thicker than the shank or vertical element. And the shank of the nail (the part that's driven into the wood) determines its holding power. Odum cancelled his scheduled demonstration after the steel shank of the propeller bent during an engine test. The other patent, by J P. Curtiss, was for an improvement in screwdrivers by securing the shank in a solid handle. The steel shank did me a good deed to hammer off the padlocks. Use an implement with shanks spaced 48-60 inches apart. They wrap a bit of newspaper round the shank of the nail. In this type of construction, the shank of the screwdriver was forged and knurled on the handle receiving end and then tempered to the desirable hardness. The needle's upper portion is called the shank. Then run the round part of your hammer handle or screwdriver shank tightly up the joint to seal any gap that may be left. Mr. Shade's patent provided for the solid shank in the handle to be made with a series of lateral projections or wings graded in size toward the head. Combination tools are tillage and incorporation tools that combine disk gangs, field cultivator shanks, and leveling devices. As a result the chucking force in [this area] decreases, with the result that the shank… of the tool… cannot be held with a uniform chucking force over the entire length thereof. Use an implement with narrow chisel or shovel point shanks spaced four to five feet apart and drive perpendicular to the direction of the prevalent winds. Synonyms handle, butt, haft, grip, shaft, helve 2.1 The cylindrical part of a bit by which it is held in a drill. Example sentencesExamples It was necessary to drill holes to pass the bolt shank very precisely in order to be able to easily pass through all the sections. To avoid this, use a cordless drill to drill a pilot hole, one slightly smaller than the shank of the nail. A pilot hole is a hole drilled with a bit that is slightly thinner than the shank of the nail. When working with screws of larger diameter, a pilot hole of the same diameter as the shank of the screw should be drilled into the wood to a depth of 1/3 the length of the screw. Then drill these holes on the band and joists, again using a drill bit one size smaller than the shank of the lag screw. 2.2 The long stem of a key, spoon, anchor, etc. Example sentencesExamples Here he finds the familiar silhouette of the swallow in flight in a simple bit of sailor's hardware; the swallow's name in Greek is inscribed on the anchor's shank. 2.3 The straight part of a nail or fishhook. Example sentencesExamples The involved skin area should be well stabilized against a flat surface as the shank of the fishhook is depressed against the skin. Tied with hard nylon monofilament bodies and weighted with two brass pins parallel to the hook shank, Grant's flies were durable and realistic copies of a big trout's favorite meal. 3A part or appendage by which something is attached to something else, especially a wire loop attached to the back of a button. Example sentencesExamples On the 4 ‘wire end, lay a nail against the bead, and closely wrap the wire around the nail twice to create the shank.’ I could make thread shanks with buttonhole stitch as well as complete a neat French seam. 3.1 The band of a ring rather than the setting or gemstone. Example sentencesExamples Ring shank nails have a greater holding power than regular nails and are used specifically for this purpose. After the shank was driven into the bolster, the bolster was placed into a die that squeezed the rings into the grooves and wings of the shank. 4The narrow middle of the sole of a shoe. Example sentencesExamples Hip enough for après-ski parties, these boots sport handcrafted stitching, lightly distressed waxed leather for durability, and a steel shank and multidensity footbed for support. But the once-squishy sole is fortified with a steel shank. I was told by the company that it was the steel shank in the sole and there was nothing that could be done. Now Martin fashions a 5 1/4 shoe with a hard shank, very large platform, and medium vamp for Schandorff. And the shank of the shoe is flat too, so when I stand in first position, I can actually feel all five toes on the ground. 5US informal 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 6Golf An act of striking the ball with the heel of the club. he hit a shank with his tee shot and took double bogey 6.1Tennis A mishit shot, typically one that is struck with the frame of the racket. one of the worst shots the great man has ever played—a forehand shank from on top of the net verbSHaNGkʃæŋk [with object] 1Golf Strike (the ball) with the heel of the club. I shanked a shot and hit a person on a shoulder Example sentencesExamples They are in their element talking about the technology, but after business execs hear the words ‘robust and scalable’ for the third time, their eyes glaze over and they're thinking about how they shanked the ball on the 14th hole. The only blot on his card was that bogey five at the 17th hole where after a big drive close to a bunker he shanked his approach into another bunker and failed to get up and down. But I am so tense that I'm topping the ball, shanking it (which I have never done), anything but hitting a straight one. The way they're shanking wedges, they'll kill me. I was playing golf at a local Houston course, and another player shanked his tee shot right into the side of my face. 1.1Tennis Mishit (a shot), typically by striking it with the frame of the racket. he missed an easy smash then shanked a backhand volley 2US informal Slash or stab (someone), especially with a makeshift knife. I got shanked with a broken bottle my friend pulled a knife and shanked him Origin Old English sceanca, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch schenk ‘leg bone’ and German Schenkel ‘thigh’. The use of the verb as a golfing term dates from the 1920s.
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