a person's leg, especially the part from the knee to the ankle

the old man's thin, bony shanks showed through his trousers

a long, narrow part of a tool connecting the handle to the operational end

gouges vary in the amount of curve or sweep on the cutting edge and the form of the shank

a part or appendage by which something is attached to something else, especially a wire loop attached to the back of a button

the narrow middle of the sole of a shoe

a rigid leather boot with a full shank

a makeshift knife fashioned from a sharp item such as broken glass or a razor

he used a shank to threaten a guard and steal his uniform

an act of striking the ball with the heel of the club

he hit a shank with his tee shot and took double bogey

strike (the ball) with the heel of the club

I shanked a shot and hit a person on a shoulder

slash or stab (someone), especially with a makeshift knife

I got shanked with a broken bottle

my friend pulled a knife and shanked him