as in knife
an instrument with a metal length that has a sharp edge for cutting
slashed at the prison guard with a shank he had secretly made from a scrap of metal
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Recent Examples of shank
Lamb shanks are braised in Malbec till they can be shredded and made into croquettes with provoleta cheese and a yogurt mint sauce.
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John Mariani, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Normally, a carbon fiber shank is used on the nearly 30-year-old basketball sneaker.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2025
After a couple shanks, Sanchez launches one on line.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
In Swift’s case, her large rock is bezel set on a split-shank gold band.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2025
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John Mariani, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Normally, a carbon fiber shank is used on the nearly 30-year-old basketball sneaker.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2025
After a couple shanks, Sanchez launches one on line.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
In Swift’s case, her large rock is bezel set on a split-shank gold band.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shank
Noun
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Use a sharp knife to cut rolls into ¼-inch slices.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Nov. 2025
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Heule used a computational Swiss Army knife called satisfiability, or SAT, to whittle them into submission.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Coast Guard launched a response involving the cutter Angela McShan (WPC 1135), an HC-130 Hercules airplane and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Elizabeth City.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Shohei Ohtani, who had started the game on short rest and surrendered a three-run blast to Bo Bichette that put the Dodgers in a hole, hacked at a first-pitch cutter inside that Isiah Kiner-Falefa at second base handled easily.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Shank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shank. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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