definition of
[shank]

[1] #1 shank n. a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg. wn

[2] #2 shank v. hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction. wn

[3] #3 shank n. the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle. wn

[4] #4 shank n. [stem] cylinder forming a long narrow part of something. wn

[5] #5 shank n. cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head. wn