noun

1. the lower part of the leg; part between the knee and ankle in humans or a part like this in animals
2. the whole leg
3. a cut of meat from the leg of an animal
4. a straight, narrow part between other parts, as
   1. the part of a tool or instrument between the handle and the working part; shaft
   2. the part of a tobacco pipe between the bowl and the stem
   3. the part of an anchor between the crown and the ring
   4. the narrow part of a shoe sole in front of the heel and beneath the instep
5. a projection or wire loop on some buttons by which they are sewn to fabric
6. the whole of a piece of type exclusive of the printing surface; body
7. Bot. footstalk

Etymology: ME shanke < OE scanca, akin to Ger schenkel, thigh < IE base *(s)keng-, to limp > Gr skazein, Ger hinken

intransitive verb

transitive verb

1. Golf to hit (the ball) poorly by striking it with the heel of the club
2. Sports to hit or kick in an unintended direction