shank (sh?ngk)n.1. a. The part of the human leg between the knee and ankle.b. A corresponding part in other vertebrates.2. a. The whole leg of a human.b. A leg or leglike part.3. A cut of meat from the leg of a steer, calf, sheep, or lamb.4. The long narrow part of a nail or pin.5. A stem, stalk, or similar part.6. Nautical The stem of an anchor.7. The long shaft of a fishhook.8. The part of a tobacco pipe between the bowl and stem.9. The shaft of a key.10. The narrow section of the handle of a spoon.11. Printing The section of a body of type between the shoulder and the foot.12. a. The narrow part of the sole of a shoe under the instep.b. A piece of material, such as metal, that is used to reinforce or shape this part of a shoe.13. A projection, such as a ring, on the back of a button by which it is sewn to cloth.14. a. See tang1.b. The part of a tool, such as a drill, that connects the functioning head to the handle.15. a. The latter or remaining part, especially of a period of time.b. The early or primary part of a period of time: the shank of the evening.16. Slang A knife or other sharp, pointed implement, especially one that has been fashioned from something else; a shiv.tr.v. shanked, shank·ing, shanks Sports 1. To hit (a golf ball) with the heel of the club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction.2. Slang To stab (a person) with a sharp, pointed implement.[Middle English shanke, from Old English sceanca.]shanked adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.shank (?æ?k) n1. (Anatomy) anatomy the shin2. (Zoology) the corresponding part of the leg in vertebrates other than man3. (Cookery) a cut of meat from the top part of an animal’s shank4. the main part of a tool, between the working part and the handle5. the part of a bolt between the thread and the head6. the cylindrical part of a bit by which it is held in the drill7. (Clothing & Fashion) the ring or stem on the back of some buttons8. the stem or long narrow part of a key, anchor, hook, spoon handle, nail, pin, etc9. (Jewellery) the band of a ring as distinguished from the setting10. (Clothing & Fashion) a. the part of a shoe connecting the wide part of the sole with the heelb. the metal or leather piece used for this11. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing the body of a piece of type, between the shoulder and the foot12. (Metallurgy) engineering a ladle used for molten metal13. (Instruments) music another word for crook6vb14. (Plant Pathology) (intr) (of fruits, roots, etc) to show disease symptoms, esp discoloration15. (Golf) (tr) golf to mishit (the ball) with the foot of the shaft rather than the face of the club[Old English scanca; related to Old Frisian schanke, Middle Low German schenke, Danish, Swedish skank leg]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014shank (?æ?k) n. 1. a. the part of the lower limb in humans between the knee and the ankle. b. the corresponding part in other vertebrates. 2. the lower limb; the entire leg. 3. a cut of meat from the top part of the front (foreshank) or back (hind shank) leg of an animal. 4. a. a straight, narrow, shaftlike part of various objects usu. connecting two more important or complex parts, as the stem of a tobacco pipe. b. a knob or projection that allows a device to be attached to another object. 5. Informal. the early part of a period of time. 6. the narrow part of the sole of a shoe, lying beneath the instep. 7. shankpiece. 8. Print. the body of a type, between the shoulder and the foot. 9. the part of a ring that surrounds the finger; hoop. 10. Slang. a dagger fashioned from available materials by a prison inmate. v.t. 11. to mishit (a golf ball) with the club’s shaft or heel, causing the ball to veer to the side. [before 900; Old English sc(e)anca; c. Low German schanke leg, thigh] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.shankstummel – A pipe’s bowl and shank.shank – Each half of a pair of scissors; also the stem of a wine glass.shank – Once meant “the remainder, the rest,” as in “shank of the evening.”scare – The shank of a golf club can be called the scare.Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.shankPast participle: shankedGerund: shankingImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast ConditionalImperativeshankshankPresentI shankyou shankhe/she/it shankswe shankyou shankthey shankPreteriteI shankedyou shankedhe/she/it shankedwe shankedyou shankedthey shankedPresent ContinuousI am shankingyou are shankinghe/she/it is shankingwe are shankingyou are shankingthey are shankingPresent PerfectI have shankedyou have shankedhe/she/it has shankedwe have shankedyou have shankedthey have shankedPast ContinuousI was shankingyou were shankinghe/she/it was shankingwe were shankingyou were shankingthey were shankingPast PerfectI had shankedyou had shankedhe/she/it had shankedwe had shankedyou had shankedthey had shankedFutureI will shankyou will shankhe/she/it will shankwe will shankyou will shankthey will shankFuture PerfectI will have shankedyou will have shankedhe/she/it will have shankedwe will have shankedyou will have shankedthey will have shankedFuture ContinuousI will be shankingyou will be shankinghe/she/it will be shankingwe will be shankingyou will be shankingthey will be shankingPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been shankingyou have been shankinghe/she/it has been shankingwe have been shankingyou have been shankingthey have been shankingFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been shankingyou will have been shankinghe/she/it will have been shankingwe will have been shankingyou will have been shankingthey will have been shankingPast Perfect ContinuousI had been shankingyou had been shankinghe/she/it had been shankingwe had been shankingyou had been shankingthey had been shankingConditionalI would shankyou would shankhe/she/it would shankwe would shankyou would shankthey would shankPast ConditionalI would have shankedyou would have shankedhe/she/it would have shankedwe would have shankedyou would have shankedthey would have shankedCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011