Shaft

Word SHAFT
Character 5
Hyphenation shaft
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Shaft"

What do we mean by shaft?

A long thin object or part, as. noun

The long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow. noun

A spear or arrow. noun

The handle of any of various tools or implements. noun

One of two parallel poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle. noun

A long, generally cylindrical bar that rotates and transmits power, as the drive shaft of an engine. noun

The main axis of a feather, especially its distal portion. noun

The midsection of a long bone; the diaphysis. noun

The section of a hair projecting from the surface of the body. noun

A column or obelisk. noun

The principal portion of a column, between the capital and the base. noun

Something suggestive of a spear or arrow in appearance or configuration, as. noun

A ray or beam of light. noun

A bolt of lightning. noun

A long, narrow, often vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for mining ore; a tunnel. noun

A vertical passage housing an elevator. noun

A duct or conduit for the passage of air, as for ventilation or heating. noun

The entire body of a long weapon, such as an arrow.

The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin.

(by extension) Anything cast or thrown as a spear or javelin.

Any long thin object, such as the handle of a tool, one of the poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle, the driveshaft of a motorized vehicle with rear-wheel drive, an axle, etc.

A beam or ray of light.

The main axis of a feather.

The long narrow body of a lacrosse stick.

A vertical or inclined passage sunk into the earth as part of a mine

A vertical passage housing a lift or elevator; a liftshaft.

A ventilation or heating conduit; an air duct.

Any column or pillar, particularly the body of a column between its capital and pedestal.

The main cylindrical part of the penis.

The chamber of a blast furnace.

To get screwed over. Urban Dictionary

1. A black private dick that's a sex machine to all the chicks. 2. The man that would risk his neck for his brother man 3. The cat that won't cop out when there's danger all about. 4. A Bad Mother-- 5. A complicated man, no one understands him but his woman. 6. John Shaft. Urban Dictionary

1. n. A place where minerals are mined. 2. n. Slang for penis, especially that of large and hard status. Urban Dictionary

The bit before the bellend Urban Dictionary

Shäft, n anything long and straight; a stem; an arrow; a missile (esp fig); the main, upright, straight, or cylindrical part of anything; the part of a cross below the arms; the part of a column between the base and the capital; the rachis of a feather; the thill of a carriage on either side of the horse; a straight handle; a pole; a ray or beam of light; a rotating rod that transmits motion; a well-like excavation or passage; the penis (coarse slang); a woman’s body (purely as sexual object) (US coarse slang). — vt to have sexual intercourse with (a woman) (coarse slang); to dupe, swindle, treat unfairly (slang). — adj shaft’ed. — n shaft’er or shaft’-horse a horse harnessed between shafts. — n shaft’ing the action of the verb in either sense; a system of shafts. — adj shaft’less. — make a shaft or a bolt of it to venture and take what comes of it, the shaft and the bolt being the arrows of the longbow and the crossbow respectively. Urban Dictionary

A word that is usually followed by the phrase "Can you dig it?" Urban Dictionary

Being treated badly at work Urban Dictionary

When a person ditches their friends for someone they think is more important Urban Dictionary

Dick, or the ver "to fuck" Urban Dictionary

To be ignored by someone, to be dissed Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Shaft

The word "shaft" in example sentences

The arrangement may be called an electric clutch, that may be arranged in many ways, and the detail of its action is unimportant in description, so that it be borne in mind that _each time a notch is passed in turning the shaft by drawing upon or relaxing the cords attached to the pencil-point_, an impulse of electricity is sent to an electro-magnet and armature which allows _a corresponding wheel and its shaft to turn one notch, or as many notches, as are passed at the transmitting shaft_. ❋ James W. Steele (N/A)

We don't know if we're going down to the ground floor or to the basement or whether the entire lift shaft is empty and we're plunging to our doom. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Make sure the shaft is clean (they sell a cleaner also that you can dip the shafts in). ❋ Unknown (2010)

Copper production rose 3% on the year to 291,200 tons as Olympic Dam returned to full production after 2009's damage to the mine's main shaft, with record ore hoisting rates hit during the quarter. ❋ David Fickling (2010)

The Fortrex comes in shaft lengths to 62 inches; 80 or 101 pounds of thrust; 24 - or 36-volt only. ❋ JayCassell (2009)

Officials say the drill making an escape shaft is within days of reaching the men. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The officials say a drill boring the rescue shaft is now within 100 meters of where the miners are located. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Still, there was one break-out indie film this year we're surprised got the shaft from the Academy: "(500) Days of Summer." ❋ Unknown (2010)

The government set Wednesday as its target date to begin hoisting the trapped men out of the mine, saying that the nearly half-mile long shaft is sufficiently sound that only a small stretch of it will need to be reinforced with steel pipe. ❋ Unknown (2010)

 Had it been faster, the Allies would have known that the London Guns had been breached four months earlier, when a misguided bomb accidentally flew down the main shaft of the bunker, destroying everything. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Senior Defensive tackle John Graves wasn't credited with a sack, but I feel like he may have gotten the shaft from the Boston College statistic folks. ❋ Mark Giannotto (2010)

Once the shaft is completed and has been fitted with the proper equipment, the men are to be brought up one at a time in a metal capsule. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Why should anyone care what he does when Hillary is getting the shaft from the DNC. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He scoots down on the bed just a bit until the bulbous tip of his shaft is nestled at her slick entrance. ❋ Amberfocus (2008)

- Because the spool is shallower (from top to bottom), the main shaft moves up and down less while you're reeling, which allows for a smaller reel body. ❋ Unknown (2007)

This has always been a delightful multi-generational sitcom, and why Dawn & Co. gave it the shaft is beyond me. ❋ Unknown (2007)

All this is only to say that when people are poor and getting the shaft from the govt they do things I might not approve of but I do understand. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I got [shafted] when I went to the [mall] to buy my [clothes]. ❋ Anonymous (2003)

[Samuel L. Jackson] is [Shaft] in Shaft. ❋ B (2002)

(1) I [dug] 25 pounds of gold in that [mine shaft] yesterday. (2) Damn! [Put that] shaft away. ❋ K.nin3 (2006)

she got my [whole] shaft [in her] [mouth]! ❋ Neo (2003)

"Jack was gonna [go and] party with us. Apparently he's one pure [sonofabitch] and went out with his girlfriend. It was one [unforgiven] shaft of his" ❋ Mike (2005)

Shaft-"[Can you dig it]?" ❋ Zach G. (2003)

You may not be [surprised], but I got the fuckin' shaft [at work] today. Nothing like working another 20 [hr] day. ❋ Ricky Roma (2003)

[A.M.'s] friends are being [shafted] because of her boyfriend she [doesn't even] like! ❋ Anonymous (2003)

"i wanna show that girl [my shaft] (see "[rambo dick]") and shaft her in every [orifice]" ❋ Violent Jay (2002)

did that a girl you were talking to finally open your [snapchat]? [yeah but] she [shafted] me. ❋ _kodakwhite_ (2017)

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