SHANK as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
   Hypernyms(s) shank is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • golf stroke (what does golf stroke mean?)
   • golf shot (what does golf shot mean?)
   • swing (what does swing mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • shank (what does shank mean?)
2. Meaning
   • lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
   Synonym(s)
   • cannon (what does cannon mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) shank is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • body part (what does body part mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
   Synonym(s)
   • waist (what does waist mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) shank is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • part (what does part mean?)
   • portion (what does portion mean?)
4. Meaning
   • cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill
   Hypernyms(s) shank is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • cylinder (what does cylinder mean?)
5. Meaning
   • cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head
   Hypernyms(s) shank is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • cylinder (what does cylinder mean?)
6. Meaning
   • cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
   Synonym(s)
   • stem (what does stem mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) shank is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • cylinder (what does cylinder mean?)
7. Meaning
   • the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
   Hypernyms(s) shank is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • body part (what does body part mean?)
8. Meaning
   • a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
   Hypernyms(s) shank is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • cut (what does cut mean?)
   • cut of meat (what does cut of meat mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • foreshank (what does foreshank mean?)
   • hindshank (what does hindshank mean?)

SHANK as VERB

1. Meaning
   • hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction
   Hypernyms(s) shank is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hit (what does hit mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • shank (what does shank mean?)