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Meaning of shank

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

shank

Pronunciation:/ʃæŋk/

noun

Definitions

  1. The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.

  2. Meat from that part of an animal.

  3. A redshank or greenshank, various species of Old World wading birds in the genus Tringa having distinctly colored legs.

  4. A straight, narrow part of an object, such as a key or an anchor; shaft; stem.

verb

Definitions

  1. To travel on foot.

  2. To stab, especially with an improvised blade.

  3. To remove another's trousers, especially in jest; to depants.

  4. To misstrike the ball with the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Bad.