What (who) is shank - definition
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Shanking; Shank (mechanical); Shank (disambiguation); Shank (film)
shank
¦ noun
1. a person's leg, especially the lower participle
the lower part of an animal's foreleg, especially as a cut of meat.
2. a long, narrow part of a tool connecting the handle to the operational end.
the stem of a key, spoon, anchor, etc.
the straight part of a nail or fish hook.
3. a part by which something is attached to something else.
4. the band of a ring.
5. the narrow middle of the sole of a shoe.
¦ verb Golf strike (a ball) with the heel of the club.
Derivatives
-shanked adjective
Origin
OE sceanca, of W. Gmc origin.
shank
(shanks)
1.
The shank of an object is the long, thin, straight part of the object.
These hooks are sharp with long shanks.
N-COUNT
2.
Shanks are the lower parts of the legs; used especially with reference to meat.
Turn the shanks and baste them once or twice as they cook.
N-COUNT: usu pl
shank
To badly hit a ball.
Man - you shanked it way to the right!
Man - you shanked it way to the right!
Pronunciation examples for shank
1. by David Shank you could read.
Bobby, Bruce & The Bronx _ Adisa Banjoko _ Talks at Google
2. We got the fore-shank, the trotters,
The Fatted Calf in the Charcuterie _ Taylor Boetticher + More _ Talks at Google
3. by massaging the shank and slamming the hard cast
The Walls Around Us _ Nova Ren Suma _ Talks at Google
4. And the sample goes in the shank here, in the shaft.
To Mars and Back _ Joe Parrish _ Talks at Google
5. it has a wooden shank and a metal blob at the end
Red Associates The Moment of Clarity _ Christian Madsbjerg & Mikkel Rasmussen _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of shank
1. I just wish it hadn‘t taken so long," Shank said.
2. Shank was among only a handful of elected officials in Maryland who supported Huckabee‘s bid.
3. Or that the lamb shank costs the restaurant 4.'', the pork 2.'', the sausages 2.64 respectively?
4. Debbie Shank, 52, has severe brain damage after a traffic accident in May 2000.
5. But within hours of Johnson‘s departure the latest Shank Town death occurred.