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shaft

English

🔊 a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
🔊 a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel
🔊 (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
🔊 a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
🔊 a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
🔊 a revolving rod that transmits power or motion
🔊 the main (mid) section of a long bone
🔊 an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
“his parting shot was `drop dead'”
🔊 the hollow spine of a feather
🔊 a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
🔊 obscene terms for penis
🔊 a column of light (as from a beacon)
🔊 equip with a shaft
🔊 defeat someone through trickery or deceit