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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024shaft•ing (shaf′ting, shäf′-),USA pronunciation n. - a number of shafts.
- Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]a system of shafts, as the overhead shafts formerly used for driving the machinery of a mill.
- Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineeringsteel bar stock used for shafts.
- Architecturea system of shafts, as those around a pier or in the reveals of an archway.
- Slang Termsan instance of unique or unfair treatment:The owners gave him a real shafting on the deal.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024shaft /ʃæft/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a long stick or pole:The shaft of the arrow was wooden.
- something aimed at someone or something in attack:shafts of sarcasm.
- a ray or beam:shafts of sunlight.
- Buildinga vertical passage or other enclosed space, as in a building:an elevator shaft.
- [Slang.]harsh or unfair treatment:[singular* the + ~]He got the shaft from his boss.
v. [~ + object] - Informal Terms[Slang.]to treat in a dishonest manner:His former company shafted him.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024shaft (shaft, shäft),USA pronunciation n. - a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows.
- something directed or barbed as in sharp attack:shafts of sarcasm.
- a ray or beam:a shaft of sunlight.
- a long, comparatively straight handle serving as an important or balancing part of an implement or device, as of a hammer, ax, golf club, or other implement.
- Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]a rotating or oscillating round, straight bar for transmitting motion and torque, usually supported on bearings and carrying gears, wheels, or the like, as a propeller shaft on a ship, or a drive shaft of an engine.
- a flagpole.
- Architecture
- that part of a column or pier between the base and capital. See diag. under column.
- any distinct, slender, vertical masonry feature engaged in a wall or pier and usually supporting or feigning to support an arch or vault.
- Architecturea monument in the form of a column, obelisk, or the like.
- either of the parallel bars of wood between which the animal drawing a vehicle is hitched.
- Buildingany well-like passage or vertical enclosed space, as in a building:an elevator shaft.
- Mininga vertical or sloping passageway leading to the surface.
- Botanythe trunk of a tree.
- Zoologythe main stem or midrib of a feather.
- TextilesAlso called leaf. the harness or warp with reference to the pattern of interlacing threads in weave constructions (usually used in combination):an eight-shaft satin.
- the part of a candelabrum that supports the branches.
v.t. - Nautical, Naval Termsto push or propel with a pole:to shaft a boat through a tunnel.
- Informal Termsto treat in a harsh, unfair, or treacherous manner.
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English sceaft; cognate with German Schaft; compare Latin scāpus shaft, Greek skêptron scepter
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: shaft /ʃɑːft/ n - the long narrow pole that forms the body of a spear, arrow, etc
- something directed at a person in the manner of a missile
- a ray, beam, or streak, esp of light
- a rod or pole forming the handle of a hammer, axe, golf club, etc
- a revolving rod that transmits motion or power: usually used of axial rotation
- one of the two wooden poles by which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle
- the middle part (diaphysis) of a long bone
- the middle part of a column or pier, between the base and the capital
- a column that supports a vaulting rib, sometimes one of a set
- a vertical passageway through a building, as for a lift
- a vertical passageway into a mine
- the central rib of a feather
- an archaic or literary word for arrow
vb - slang to trick or cheat
Etymology: Old English sceaft; related to Old Norse skapt, German Schaft, Latin scāpus shaft, Greek skeptron sceptre, Lettish skeps javelin |