Dictionary definition · shaft
noun
- a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect"his parting shot was ‘drop dead’"
- a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
- a column of light (as from a beacon)
- the main (mid) section of a long bone
- obscene terms for penis
- a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
- a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
- (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
- a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel
verb
- equip with a shaft
- defeat someone through trickery or deceit
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).