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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024shank /ʃæŋk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Anatomy
- the part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
- Zoologythe corresponding part in other vertebrates.
- Fooda cut of meat from the leg of an animal.
- Buildinga straight, narrow, shaftlike part of various objects usually connecting two more parts, such as the stem of a tobacco pipe.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024shank (shangk),USA pronunciation n. - Anatomythe part of the lower limb in humans between the knee and the ankle;
leg. - Zoologya corresponding or analogous part in certain animals. See diag. under horse.
- Anatomythe lower limb in humans, including both the leg and the thigh.
- Fooda cut of meat from the top part of the front (foreshank) or back (hind shank) leg of an animal. See diag. under beef.
- Buildinga narrow part of various devices, as a tool or bolt, connecting the end by which the object is held or moved with the end that acts upon another object.
- Buildinga straight, usually narrow, shaftlike part of various objects connecting two more important or complex parts, as the stem of a pipe.
- Buildinga knob, small projection, or end of a device for attaching to another object, as a small knob on the back of a solid button, or the end of a drill for gripping in a shaft.
- Buildingthe long, straight part of an anchor connecting the crown and the ring. See diag. under anchor.
- the straight part of a fishhook away from the bent part or prong. See illus. under fishhook.
- Music and Dancecrook1 (def. 8).
- Informal Terms
- the early 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.
- Clothingthe narrow part of the sole of a shoe, lying beneath the instep.
- Clothingshankpiece.
- Printingthe body of a type, between the shoulder and the foot. See diag. under type.
- Sport[Golf.]a shot veering sharply to the right after being hit with the base of a club shaft.
- Sound Reproductionthe part of a phonograph stylus or needle on which the diamond or sapphire tip is mounted.
- Jewelrythe part of a ring that surrounds the finger;
hoop. - shank of the evening, the main or best part of the evening:Don't leave yet--it's just the shank of the evening.
v.t. - Sport[Golf.]to hit (a golf ball) with the base of the shaft of a club just above the club head, causing the ball to go off sharply to the right.
v.i. - Scottish Terms[Chiefly Scot.]to travel on foot. Cf. shanks' mare.
- bef. 900; Middle English (noun, nominal); Old English sc(e)anca; cognate with Low German schanke leg, thigh; akin to German Schenkel thigh, Schinken ham
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: shank /ʃæŋk/ n - the shin
- the corresponding part of the leg in vertebrates other than man
- a cut of meat from the top part of an animal's shank
- the main part of a tool, between the working part and the handle
- the ring or stem on the back of some buttons
- the stem or long narrow part of a key, anchor, hook, spoon handle, nail, pin, etc
- the band of a ring as distinguished from the setting
- the part of a shoe connecting the wide part of the sole with the heel
- the body of a piece of type, between the shoulder and the foot
vb - (intransitive) (of fruits, roots, etc) to show disease symptoms, esp discoloration
- (transitive) to mishit (the ball) with the foot of the shaft rather than the face of the club
Etymology: Old English scanca; related to Old Frisian schanke, Middle Low German schenke, Danish, Swedish skank leg |