Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Having a shank; having a shank or shanks of a kind specified: as, spindle- shanked; yellow- shanked.
- Affected with disease of the shank or footstalk.
Wiktionary
- v. Simple past tense and past participle of shank.
- adj. Having a shank.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Having a shank.
Examples
“But Sergei Brylin shanked a shot, allowing Whitney to clear the zone and Tyler Wright to hit an empty net for his 10th goal with”
“Defenseman Tommy Albelin shanked a one-timer from the right circle, but Joe Nieuwendyk batted it past Patrick Lalime for his 12th goal.”
“An 11-year-old boy had a knife held to his neck and was told he would be "shanked" - a street term for stabbed - at the junction of Callington Road and Northumberland Avenue on Tuesday, March 3.”
“Shame I am traveling, or we would make sure this pervert got "shanked" in the jail.”
“When the sons of judges and defence lawyers, MPs and newspaper editors start being packs of youths and 'shanked' to death, maybe things will change. one of the papers, things have been getting a bit tasty in the cabinet.”
“The manner in which Anand was injured - being hit without warning by a 'shanked' shot while one searches for one's own ball - reflects a commonly appreciated risk of golf," the judges wrote.”
“New York's top court says "shanked" shots are a common hazard on the links and golfers can't expect to get a warning shout of "Fore!" every time a ball comes their way.”
“NY's top court says 'shanked' shot is common golf risk, dismisses lawsuit over lack of”
“One lad was told he would be 'shanked' or stabbed before the thug played a sick cat-and-mouse game with the boy's dad during attempts to recover his son's stolen phone.”
“His is the voice that claims to have "shanked" the victim in an apparently motiveless attack.”
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dontcry As far as the golf usage -- I'm a hooker... Feb 14, 2009
dontcry I only remember hearing shanked used when describing a prison stabbing -- usually with a shiv. That's what I heard, anyway. I mean, I have never actually been to prison. Really. Feb 14, 2009
bilby The stabbing sense is new to me. I've only ever heard this in the sense of hitting a golf ball badly. Feb 13, 2009
chained_bear (Urban Dictionary has a definition.)
(And it isn't scatological!!) Feb 13, 2009
bilby What is it? Feb 13, 2009
fawziyah That's happening to too many people these days. Not nice :( Feb 13, 2009