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Meaning of shaft

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

shaft

Pronunciation:/ʃɑːft//ʃæft/

noun

Definitions

  1. The entire body of a long weapon, such as an arrow.

  2. The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin.

    Example: Her hand slipped off the javelin's shaft towards the spearpoint and that's why her score was lowered.

  3. (by extension) Anything cast or thrown as a spear or javelin.

  4. Any long thin object, such as the handle of a tool, one of the poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle, the driveshaft of a motorized vehicle with rear-wheel drive, an axle, etc.

verb

Definitions

  1. To fuck over; to cause harm to, especially through deceit or treachery.

    Example: Your boss really shafted you by stealing your idea like that.

  2. To equip with a shaft.

  3. To fuck; to have sexual intercourse with.

    Example: Turns out my roommate was shafting my girlfriend.