1. the part of the leg between the knee and the ankle in humans or the corresponding part in various other vertebrates
2. leg
3. a cut of beef, veal, mutton, or lamb from the upper or the lower part of the leg shin — see beef illustration
4. a straight narrow usually essential part of an object: such as
5. the straight part of a nail or pin
6. a straight part of a plant stem, stalk
7. the part of an anchor between the ring and the crown — see anchor illustration
8. the part of a fishhook between the eye and the bend
9. the part of a key between the handle and the bit
10. the stem of a tobacco pipe or the part between the stem and the bowl
11. tang entry 1 sense 3
12. the narrow part of the sole of a shoe beneath the instep
13. shankpiece
14. a part of an object by which it can be attached: such as
15. a projection on the back of a solid button
16. a short stem of thread that holds a sewn button away from the cloth
17. the end (as of a drill bit) that is gripped in a chuck
18. the latter part of a period of time
19. the early or main part of a period of time
11 p.m. on the East coast is merely the shank of the evening on the West coast
20. an often homemade knife
21. to hit (a golf ball or shot) with the extreme heel of the club so that the ball goes off in an unintended direction also to kick (a football) in an unintended direction
22. the straight, narrow part of a tool that connects the part that does the work with the part that you hold
23. a piece of meat cut from the upper part of the leg
24. the part of the leg between the knee and the ankle
25. the part of the leg between the knee and ankle
26. a cut of meat from the usually upper part of the leg
a lamb shank
27. the part of a tool that connects the working part with a part by which it is held or moved
the shank of a drill bit
28. the part of the leg between the knee and the ankle in humans or a corresponding part in other vertebrates