shaft
shaft/SHaft/
noun
- a long, narrow part or section forming the handle of a tool or club, the body of a spear or arrow, or a similar implement."the shaft of a golf club"synonyms: pole, stick, rod, staff, shank, upright, handle, hilt, butt, stock, stem, pikestaff, thill, helve, quill, rachis
- a ray of light or bolt of lightning."a shaft of sunlight"synonyms: ray, beam, gleam, streak, pencil, finger, bar, lance
- a long, narrow, typically vertical hole that gives access to a mine, accommodates an elevator in a building, or provides ventilation.synonyms: mineshaft, tunnel, passage, pit, adit, downcast, upcast, borehole, bore, duct, air shaft, well, light well, flue, vent, winze
- a penis.
verb
- (of light) shine in beams."brilliant sunshine shafted through the skylight"
- (of a man) have sex with.
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May 28, 2024 · The meaning of SHAFT is the long handle of a spear or similar weapon. How to use shaft in a sentence.
to cheat or trick someone, or to treat someone unfairly: She was shafted by her agent over the movie rights to her book ...
a long, comparatively straight handle serving as an important or balancing part of an implement or device, as of a hammer, ax, golf club, or other implement.
A shaft is a long thin piece of wood or metal that forms part of a spear, ax, golf club, or other object.
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The noun shaft refers to something that resembles a long, thin pole, such as the long part of an arrow between the tip and the feathers.
1(often in compounds) a long, narrow, usually vertical passage in a building or underground, used especially for an elevator or as a way of allowing air in or ...
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SHAFT meaning: 1 : the long, narrow part of a weapon, tool, instrument, etc.; 2 : a bar in a machine which holds or turns other parts that move or spin.
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a deep passage that goes straight down or at a slant. An elevator moves up and down inside an elevator shaft.A mine shaft is often built on a slant.
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