Definition of "Shank" :

noun: a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball

noun: lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals

noun: the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole

noun: cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill

noun: cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head

noun: cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

noun: the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle

noun: a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg

verb: hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction