definition of
shaft

[1] #1 shaft n. a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer. wn

[2] #2 shaft n. [shot, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe] an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was 'drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets". wn

[3] #3 shaft n. a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow). wn

[4] #4 shaft v. equip with a shaft. wn

[5] #5 shaft v. [cheat, chouse, screw, chicane, jockey] defeat someone through trickery or deceit. wn