📖 Definitions of "Shaft"
- 1
The entire body of a long weapon, such as an arrow.
- 2
The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin.
"Her hand slipped off the javelin's shaft towards the spearpoint and that's why her score was lowered."
- 3
(by extension) Anything cast or thrown as a spear or javelin.
- 4
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.
- 1
To fuck over; to cause harm to, especially through deceit or treachery.
"Your boss really shafted you by stealing your idea like that."
- 2
To equip with a shaft.
- 3
To fuck; to have sexual intercourse with.
"Turns out my roommate was shafting my girlfriend."
Translate “Shaft” into Another Language
Pick a language — the word will be pre-filled in the translator.