"shanks" in the noun sense
1. shank
a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
2. shank
the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
3. shank, stem
cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
4. shank
cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head
5. shank
cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill
6. shank, waist
the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
7. cannon, shank
lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
8. shank
a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
"shanks" in the verb sense
1. shank
hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction
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