A Quick and Simple Dictionary

shaft

1. Noun.  The long narrow body of a spear or arrow.
2. Noun.  A beam or ray of light.
3. Noun.  Any long thin object, such as the handle of a tool, one of the poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle, or the driveshaft of a motorized vehicle with rear-wheel drive.
4. Noun.  The main axis of a feather.
5. Noun.  (lacrosse) The long narrow body of a lacrosse stick.
6. Noun.  A long narrow passage sunk into the earth, for mining etc; a mineshaft.
7. Noun.  A vertical or near-vertical cave passage.
8. Noun.  A vertical passage housing a lift or elevator; a liftshaft.
9. Noun.  A ventilation or heating conduit; an air duct.
10. Noun.  A malicious act, as in “to give someone the shaft”.
11. Noun.  The main narrow part of the penis.
12. Noun.  axle.
13. Noun.  drive shaft.
14. Verb.  (transitive) to equip something with a shaft.
15. Verb.  (transitive, slang) To have sexual intercourse with someone.
16. Verb.  (transitive, slang) To cause someone harm.