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English noun: shank | |||
| 1. | shank (food) a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cut, cut of meat | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | foreshank, hindshank | ||
| 2. | shank (body) the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | body part | ||
| Part holonym | calf, sura | ||
| Part meronym | leg | ||
| 3. | shank (artifact) cylinder forming a long narrow part of something | ||
| Synonyms | stem | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cylinder | ||
| Part meronym | anchor, grip, ground tackle, handgrip, handle, hold, key, nail, pin, wineglass | ||
| 4. | shank (artifact) cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cylinder | ||
| Part meronym | bolt | ||
| 5. | shank (artifact) cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cylinder | ||
| Part meronym | bit | ||
| 6. | shank (artifact) the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole | ||
| Synonyms | waist | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | part, portion | ||
| Part meronym | sole | ||
| 7. | shank (animal) lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals | ||
| Synonyms | cannon | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | body part | ||
| Part holonym | cannon bone | ||
| Part meronym | animal leg, hoofed mammal, ungulate | ||
| 8. | shank (act) a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | golf shot, golf stroke, swing | ||
English verb: shank | |||
| 1. | shank (contact) hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
| Domain category | golf, golf game | ||
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