shank
/ʃæŋk/
verb
- To stab someone with a homemade knife or sharp object.
- In the prison drama, one inmate tried to shank another in the yard.
- The news reported that a prisoner was shanked during a fight.
- He was caught planning to shank a rival gang member.
- To hit a golf ball poorly, striking it with the heel of the club so it goes off to the side.
- She shanked her drive, and the ball rolled into a sand trap.
- He shanked the ball into the woods on the first hole.
- Even professional golfers sometimes shank a shot under pressure.
noun
- The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
- She felt a sharp pain in her shank during the long run.
- He rubbed his shank after bumping it on the coffee table.
- The soccer player wore shin guards to protect his shanks.
- A cut of meat from the upper part of an animal's leg.
- For dinner, they served braised veal shank with vegetables.
- The chef slow-cooked the lamb shank until it was tender.
- The recipe called for a beef shank to make rich broth.
- A straight, narrow part of a tool or object, such as the part of a key that goes into a lock or the part of a drill bit that fits into a chuck.
- The drill bit's shank was worn from heavy use.
- The shank of the screwdriver was too short to reach the bolt.
- He inserted the key's shank into the lock and turned it.
- A homemade knife or sharp object, often used as a weapon in prison.
- Prison officials regularly search for shanks made from plastic or metal.
- The guard found a shank hidden in the inmate's mattress.
- In the movie, the character crafted a shank from a toothbrush.