Noun | 1. | shank - a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg |
2. | shank - the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle | |
3. | shank - cylinder forming a long narrow part of something Synonyms: stem | |
4. | shank - cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head | |
5. | shank - cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill | |
6. | shank - the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole Synonyms: waist | |
7. | shank - lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals Synonyms: cannon | |
8. | shank - a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball | |
Verb | 1. | shank - hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction |