Type and usage of shank from BoostVocab

shank

/ʃæŋk/

noun
cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
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stem

type of:
cylinder

part of:
anchor grip ground tackle handgrip handle hold key nail pin wineglass
noun
lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
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cannon

type of:
body part

part of:
animal leg hoofed mammal ungulate
noun
the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
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waist

type of:
part portion

part of:
sole
noun
a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
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type of:
cut cut of meat
noun
a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
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type of:
golf stroke golf shot swing
noun
cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill
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type of:
cylinder

part of:
bit
noun
cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head
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type of:
cylinder

part of:
bolt
verb
hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction
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type of:
hit
noun
the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
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type of:
body part

part of:
leg

Definition that contains shank

screw a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
calf the muscular back part of the shank
sura the muscular back part of the shank
cannon bone greatly developed metatarsal or metacarpal bone in the shank or cannon part of the leg in hoofed mammals
round steak a lean cut of beef from between the rump and the shank
screw eye a woodscrew having its shank bent into a ring
carriage bolt a roundheaded bolt for timber; threaded along part of the shank; inserted into holes already drilled
half sole shoe sole extending from the shank to the toe

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