Shanking

Word SHANKING
Character 8
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Definitions and meanings of "Shanking"

What do we mean by shanking?

To travel on foot.

To stab, especially with an improvised blade.

To remove another's trousers, especially in jest; to depants.

To misstrike the ball with the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.

To hit or kick the ball in an unintended direction.

To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; usually followed by off.

To provide (a button) with a shank (loop forming an eye).

(shoemaking) To apply the shank to a shoe, during the process of manufacturing it.

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The word "shanking" in example sentences

Some confusion arose in a review of a television drama about knife crime as a result of mishearing the term shanking, which means stabbing someone with a knife, as shagging (Last night's TV, page 27, G2, October 2). ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Some confusion arose in a review of a television drama about knife crime as a result of mishearing the term shanking, which means stabbing someone with a knife, as shagging (Last night's TV, page 27, G2, October 2)." ❋ Unknown (2008)

It puts a whole new meaning on the term shanking the ball! ❋ Unknown (2008)

Some confusion arose in a review of a television drama about knife crime as a result of mishearing the term shanking, which means stabbing someone with a knife, as shagging Last night’s TV, page 27, G2, October 2. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Want of attention to this particular is very apt to produce a disease in the vines, which ends in what is called shanking, that is, a shriveling of the short stems of the grapes after they have set. ❋ Jane (1845)

For the moment, though, I'm sticking with Bolton, QPR and Wigan to sink.8.25pm: After Al Habsi punches a corner to the edge of the area, Agger miscues a volley, shanking it over. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Spurs tear up the other end, the ball eventually falling to Crouch, who does a couple of stepovers before shanking a terrible effort miles wide right. ❋ Scott Murray (2010)

Shepard exaggerated the distance of his second shot "Miles and miles and miles" after shanking his first attempt. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Had I known—in the struggling chaos of preventing a good ol' fashion shanking—that his hand would bungee toward his crotch and cut through the front of his pants and maybe a few other things too, I would never have tried to defend myself. ❋ Lavinia Ludlow (2011)

Now that's a hell of a thing, being told you are far too right-wing by a group that gave money to McCain over Obama to the tune of a three-to-one ratio but that's exactly what they did, jail-shanking the fat-cat dream of the wannabe baller/shot-caller, Rush. ❋ Unknown (2009)

They're about shanking, shelling, and shotgunning reform this time around. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But the judges' tongue-bathing and scores notwithstanding, J.R. did bring it on himself for shanking his cha-cha so badly last night. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Likewise, Roberto Baggio has to go through life after shanking the final shot of a penalty shoot-out in the 1994 World Cup final, allowing Brazil to win the tournament. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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