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   Shaft

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   noun

   • 1. 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" Similar polestickrodstaffshankuprighthandlehiltbuttstockstemhistorical:pikestaffthillrare:helvequilltechnical:rachis
   • ▪ an arrow or spear.
   • ▪ a column, especially the main part between the base and capital.
   • ▪ the part of a boot that covers the leg: "cowboy boots have a high shaft which almost reaches the top of the calf"
   • ▪ a long cylindrical rotating rod for the transmission of motive power in a machine.
   • ▪ each of the pair of poles between which a horse is harnessed to a vehicle: "the shafts of a horse-drawn wagon"
   • 2. a ray of light or bolt of lightning: "a shaft of sunlight" Similar raybeamgleamstreakpencilfingerbarliterary:lance
   • ▪ a sudden flash of a quality or feeling: "a shaft of inspiration"
   • ▪ a remark intended to be witty, wounding, or provoking: "he directs his shafts against her" Similar cutting remarkbarbgibetauntstinginformal:dig
   • 3. a long, narrow, typically vertical hole that gives access to a mine, accommodates an elevator in a building, or provides ventilation. Similar mineshafttunnelpassagepitaditdowncastupcastboreholeboreductair shaftwelllight wellflueventrare:winze
   • 4. a penis. vulgar slang
   • ▪ harsh or unfair treatment: informal North American "the executives continue to raise their pay while the workers get the shaft"

   verb

   • 1. (of light) shine in beams: "brilliant sunshine shafted through the skylight"
   • 2. (of a man) have sex with. vulgar slang
   • ▪ treat (someone) harshly or unfairly: informal "I suppose she'll get a lawyer and I'll be shafted"

   Word Origin Old Englishscæft, sceaft ‘handle, pole’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaft, German Schaft, and perhaps also to scepter. Early senses of the verb (late Middle English) were ‘fit with a handle’ and ‘send out shafts of light’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. shafted adjective

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   What does a shaft mean?

   • The word shaft can describe all kinds of things that are long and thin, such a shaft of light or a spear or the handle of a golf club or the midsection of a long bone. A shaft can also be a long narrow tunnel, generally one that runs straight up and down, such as a mine shaft or an elevator shaft.

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   What is the synonym of shaft?

   • shaft(noun) a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow) Synonyms: beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation(noun) a column of light (as from a beacon) Synonyms: Synonyms: Synonyms:

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   What does a shaft look like?

   • 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. The word shaft can describe all kinds of things that are long and thin, such a shaft of light or a spear or the handle of a golf club or the midsection of a long bone.

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   What are the parts of a shaft?

   • A shaft hath three principal parts, the stele, the feathers, and the head. The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin. Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out..

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   The meaning of SHAFT is the long handle of a spear or similar weapon. How to use shaft in a sentence.

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   SHAFT definition: 1. a pole or rod that forms the handle of a tool or weapon: 2. a rod forming part of a machine…. Learn more.

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   noun. a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows. something directed or barbed as in sharp attack: shafts of sarcasm. a ray or beam: a shaft of sunlight. 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 ...

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   Define shaft. shaft synonyms, shaft pronunciation, shaft translation, English dictionary definition of shaft. n. 1. A long thin object or part, as: a. The long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow. b. A spear or arrow. c. The handle of any of various tools or...

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   3.	shaft - a long rod or pole (especially ...
   4.	shaft - a column of light (as from a ...
   5.	shaft - the main (mid) section of a long ...

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    Definitions of shaft. noun. a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow) see more. noun. a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon. synonyms: lance, spear. see more. noun. a revolving rod that transmits power or motion. synonyms: rotating shaft. see more. noun.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › shaftSHAFT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    a long, vertical hole that people or things can move through, either inside a building or in the ground: a mine shaft. a ventilation shaft. shaft noun [C] (HANDLE) the handle of a tool or weapon. a shaft of light. a beam of light. (Definition of shaft from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of shaft.