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shaft

/ʃɑːft/ /ʃæft/

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

Examples :

"The archer carefully examined the shaft of the arrow before shooting. "

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

Examples :

"The archer carefully checked the shaft of his arrow for any cracks. "

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

Examples :

"The boy threw a sturdy wooden shaft at the target during the school sports day. "

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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.

Examples :

"The farmer used the long wooden shaft of the plow to turn the soil. "

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A beam or ray of light.

Examples :

"A shaft of sunlight streamed through the window, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the air. "

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The main axis of a feather.

Examples :

"The bird carefully fluffed its feathers, adjusting the shaft of each one. "

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The long narrow body of a lacrosse stick.

Examples :

"Sarah, if you wear gloves your hands might not slip on your shaft and you can up your game, girl!"

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

Examples :

"The miners descended into the shaft to collect the coal. "

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

Examples :

"Darn it, my keys fell through the gap and into the elevator shaft."

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A ventilation or heating conduit; an air duct.

Examples :

"Our parrot flew into the air duct and got stuck in the shaft."

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

Examples :

"The antique lamp post's shaft was a smooth, polished stone. "

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The main cylindrical part of the penis.

Examples :

"The female labia minora is homologous to the penis shaft skin of males."

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The chamber of a blast furnace.

Examples :

"The workers carefully monitored the temperature in the shaft of the blast furnace. "

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verb

To fuck over; to cause harm to, especially through deceit or treachery.

Examples :

"Your boss really shafted you by stealing your idea like that."

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verb

To equip with a shaft.

Examples :

"The carpenter shafted the new door with a sturdy wooden post. "

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verb

To fuck; to have sexual intercourse with.

Examples :

"Turns out my roommate was shafting my girlfriend."

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