A Quick and Simple Dictionary

shank

1. Adjective.  (slang) Bad.
2. Noun.  The lower part of the leg; shin.
3. Noun.  Meat from that part of an animal.
4. Noun.  A straight, narrow part of an object; shaft; stem.
5. Noun.  The handle of a pair of shears, connecting the ride to the neck.
6. Noun.  The center part of a fishhook between the eye and the hook, the 'hook' being the curved part that bends toward the point.
7. Noun.  A protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached.
8. Noun.  The metal part on a curb bit that falls below the mouthpiece of the bit, which length controls the severity of the leverage action of the bit, and to which the reins of the bridle are attached.
9. Noun.  (sports) A poorly played golf shot in which the ball is struck by the part of the club head that connects to the shaft. See thin,fat,toe.
10. Noun.  (slang) An improvised stabbing weapon.
11. Noun.  (slang) De-pantsing an individual, to some in the south.
12. Verb.  (archaic, Ulster) to travel on foot.
13. Verb.  (slang) to stab, especially with an improvised blade.
14. Verb.  (slang) to remove another's pants, especially in jest.
15. Verb.  (transitive, chiefly) to hit or kick the ball in an unintended direction.