shank

Noun
  1. A cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg (synset 107672677)
    is a type of: cut, cut of meat - a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
    subtypes:
    • foreshank - a cut of meat from the upper part of a front leg
    • hindshank - a cut of meat from the upper part of a rear leg
  2. The part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle (synset 105570389)
    is a type of: body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
    has: calf, sura - the muscular back part of the shank
    is a part of: leg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
  3. Cylinder forming a long narrow part of something (synset 104191138)
    is a type of: cylinder - a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
    is a part of:
    • anchor, ground tackle - a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
    • grip, handgrip, handle, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
    • key - metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
    • nail - a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
    • pin - a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
    • wineglass - a glass that has a stem and in which wine is served
    same as: stem
  4. Cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head (synset 104191000)
    is a type of: cylinder - a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
    is a part of: bolt - a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
  5. Cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill (synset 104190862)
    is a type of: cylinder - a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
    is a part of: bit - the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press
  6. The narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole (synset 104190706)
    is a type of: part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact
    is a part of: sole - the underside of footwear or a golf club
    same as: waist
  7. Lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals (synset 102465459)
    is a type of: body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
    has: cannon bone - greatly developed metatarsal or metacarpal bone in the shank or cannon part of the leg in hoofed mammals
    is a part of:
    • hoofed mammal, ungulate - any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically
    • animal leg - the leg of an animal
    same as: cannon
  8. A poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball (synset 100574982)
    is a type of: golf shot, golf stroke, swing - the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
Verb
  1. Hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction (synset 201405101)
    referred to in: golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
    is a type of: hit - cause to move by striking

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