shank

/ʃæɳk/
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shank

A golfer accidentally hits a shank that veers sharply to the right.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle: The shank is the lower, often narrower, part of the leg.
    • A cut of meat from the upper part of an animal's leg: This refers to a specific, often tougher, cut of beef, veal, mutton, or lamb.
    • A narrow, connecting, or cylindrical part of an object: The shank is the long, slender section that connects parts, such as on a tool, key, or bolt.
    • The lower part of the leg in hoofed mammals, between the hock and fetlock: This is a specific anatomical term for animals like horses.
    • A poor golf stroke: In golf, a shank is a mishit where the ball is struck with the heel of the club.

  2. Verb:

    • To hit a golf ball with the heel of the club: This action causes the ball to veer off in an unintended direction.
Examples

  • Noun:

    • He felt a sharp pain in his shank after running.
    • The recipe calls for a lamb shank, braised slowly.
    • The shank of the drill bit fits into the chuck.
    • The horse had an injury on its front shank.
    • I hit a terrible shank that went straight into the woods.

  • Verb:

    • Be careful not to shank the ball on this tricky approach shot.
Advanced Usage
  • "The shank of the evening": (idiomatic, chiefly US) The latter or main part of the evening.
    • We didn't arrive until the shank of the evening.
Variants and Related Words
  • Shank's mare or Shanks' pony: (idiom) One's own legs as a means of transportation; to travel by walking.
    • With no car available, I had to rely on Shank's mare.
Synonyms
  • Noun (for leg part): Calf, lower leg.
  • Noun (for cut of meat): Hock, trotter (for specific animals).
  • Noun (for cylindrical part): Stem, shaft, spindle.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Shank off: (rare, horticulture) To become detached at the stem; to drop off (e.g., flowers, leaves).
    • The blossoms began to shank off in the heat.
Related Idioms
  • To go on Shank's mare: To walk.
    • The bus never came, so we went on Shank's mare.
shank

A golfer accidentally hits a shank that veers sharply to the right.

Noun
  1. a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
  2. lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
  3. the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
  4. cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill
  5. cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head
  6. cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
  7. the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
  8. a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
Verb
  1. hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction

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