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Synonyms of shank

35 similar words

Another word for shank is shiv. Other synonyms of shank are pedestrianize, walk, ambulate, navigate and raik.

Synonyms and similar words for shank

nounAn improvised stabbing weapon, originally in prison, possibly from the strips of metal in shoes.

  • shivA knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a...

verbTo travel on foot.

verbTo stab, especially with an improvised blade.

  • jabTo poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.
  • chefTo stab with a knife, to shank.
  • chib UK, dialectalTo shiv (stab).
  • chingTo stab.
  • enthrillTo pierce; penetrate; run through; stab.
  • jobTo pierce or poke (someone or something), typically with a sharp or pointed object; to stab.
  • juke slangTo stab.
  • kebab slangTo stab or skewer.
  • knifecrime UK, humorousTo stab.
  • lancinateTo pierce or stab (as with a lance); to lance.
  • pigstickTo stab.
  • pinkTo prick with a sword.
  • run throughTo impale (a person) with a blade, usually a sword.
  • spear
  • splashTo stab (a person), causing them to bleed.
  • stab
  • stick dialectalTo stab.
  • stobTo stab.
  • stog UK, dialectalTo stab; to probe; to thrust.
  • thrustTo stab; to pierce; usually with through.
  • chive obsoleteTo stab.
  • foin archaicTo thrust with a sword; to stab at.
  • gore obsoleteTo pierce with anything pointed, such as a spear.
  • gride obsoleteTo pierce (something) with a weapon; to wound, to stab.
  • poach obsoleteTo stab; to pierce; to spear or drive or plunge into something.
  • speet obsolete
  • yerk archaicTo stab (someone or something).

verbTo remove another's trousers, especially in jest; to depants.

  • debag
  • depants slangTo remove the trousers from (someone), often by force or surprise as a prank.

Meaning of shank

  1. noun The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
  2. noun Meat from that part of an animal.
  3. noun A redshank or greenshank, various species of Old World wading birds in the genus Tringa having distinctly colored legs.

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Questions about synonyms of shank

What is another word for shank?
Shank has 35 synonyms on Word.ws, such as shiv, pedestrianize, walk, ambulate, navigate, raik, jab and chef.
What does shank mean?
Shank means the part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.

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