[{"word":"shanks","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Meat from that part of an animal.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A redshank or greenshank, various species of Old World wading birds in the genus Tringa having distinctly colored legs.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A straight, narrow part of an object, such as a key or an anchor; shaft; stem.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The handle of a pair of shears, connecting the ride to the neck.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The center part of a fishhook between the eye and the hook, the 'hook' being the curved part that bends toward the point.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The metal part on a curb bit that falls below the mouthpiece, which length controls the severity of the leverage action of the bit, and to which the reins of the bridle are attached.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A poorly played golf shot in which the ball is struck by the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An improvised stabbing weapon; a shiv.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A loop forming an eye to a button.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The body of a type; between the shoulder and the foot.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(shoemaking) The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The end or remainder, particularly of a period of time.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The main part or beginning of a period of time.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"the shank of the morning"}],"synonyms":["shiv"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To travel on foot.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To stab, especially with an improvised blade.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To remove another's trousers, especially in jest; to depants.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To misstrike the ball with the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To hit or kick the ball in an unintended direction.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; usually followed by off.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To provide (a button) with a shank (loop forming an eye).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(shoemaking) To apply the shank to a shoe, during the process of manufacturing it.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["depants","shiv"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shank","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shanks"]}]