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SHANK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("shank" is a kind of...):
golf shot; golf stroke; swing (the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it)
Derivation:
shank (hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
Synonyms:
cannon; shank
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("shank" is a kind of...):
body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
Meronyms (parts of "shank"):
cannon bone (greatly developed metatarsal or metacarpal bone in the shank or cannon part of the leg in hoofed mammals)
Holonyms ("shank" is a part of...):
hoofed mammal; ungulate (any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically)
animal leg (the leg of an animal)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
Synonyms:
shank; waist
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("shank" is a kind of...):
part; portion (something less than the whole of a human artifact)
Holonyms ("shank" is a part of...):
sole (the underside of footwear or a golf club)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("shank" is a kind of...):
cylinder (a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line)
Holonyms ("shank" is a part of...):
bit (the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("shank" is a kind of...):
cylinder (a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line)
Holonyms ("shank" is a part of...):
bolt (a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
Synonyms:
shank; stem
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("shank" is a kind of...):
cylinder (a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line)
Holonyms ("shank" is a part of...):
anchor; ground tackle (a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving)
grip; handgrip; handle; hold (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it)
key (metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated)
nail (a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener)
pin (a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things)
wineglass (a glass that has a stem and in which wine is served)
Sense 7
Meaning:
The part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("shank" is a kind of...):
body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
Meronyms (parts of "shank"):
calf; sura (the muscular back part of the shank)
Holonyms ("shank" is a part of...):
leg (a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle)
Sense 8
Meaning:
A cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("shank" is a kind of...):
cut; cut of meat (a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shank"):
foreshank (a cut of meat from the upper part of a front leg)
hindshank (a cut of meat from the upper part of a rear leg)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "shank" is one way to...):
hit (cause to move by striking)
Domain category:
golf; golf game (a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
shank (a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball)
