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Toe vs Shank - What's the difference?

toe | shank |

As nouns the difference between toe and shank

is that toe is each of the five digits on the end of the foot while shank is the lower part of the leg; shin.

As verbs the difference between toe and shank

is that toe is to furnish with a toe while shank is (archaic|ulster) to travel on foot.

As a adjective shank is

(slang) bad.

toe

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Each of the five digits on the end of the foot.
  • An equivalent part in an animal.
  • That part of a shoe or sock covering the toe.
  • Something resembling a toe, especially at the bottom or extreme end of something.
    • (golf) the extreme end of the head of a club.
    (cricket) the tip of the bat farthest from the handle
    (kayaking) the bow; the front of the kayak.
    (geology) a bulbous protrusion at the front of a lava flow
  • (dance) An advanced form of ballet primarily for the females, dancing ballet primarily using a Pointe shoe.
  • An alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle with positive toe' (or '''toe''' in) signifying that the wheels are closer together at the front than at the back and negative '''toe''' (or ' toe out) the opposite.
  • (engineering) The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.
  • (engineering) A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece, such as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved.
  • (engineering) A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.
  • (carpentry) the long side of an angled cut

    • Synonyms

    * (an equivalent part in an animal) hoof

    Antonyms

    * (each of the five digits on the end of the foot) heel * (front of the kayak) tail * (angled cut in carpentry) heel

    Hyponyms

    * (each of the five digits on the end of the foot) *: hallux, big toe, great toe *: second toe, long toe *: third toe, middle toe *: fourth toe, ring toe *: fifth toe, little toe, pinky toe, baby toe

    Holonyms

    * (each of the five digits on the end of the foot) foot

    Meronyms

    * (each of the five digits on the end of the foot) nail

    Derived terms

    * heel-and-toe * toeside * toeboard * toeclip * toe jump * toenail * toe ring * toe stop

    Coordinate terms

    * (each of the five digits on the end of the foot) finger

    Verb

    (d)
  • To furnish with a toe.
  • To touch, tap or kick with the toes.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2010 , date=December 29 , author=Mark Vesty , title=Wigan 2 - 2 Arsenal , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Just five minutes later the turnaround was complete when Arshavin toed the ball through to Bendtner, who slotted into the left corner from close range just before half-time. }}
  • To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to.
    • to toe the mark
  • (construction) To fasten (a piece) by driving a fastener at a near-45-degree angle through the side (of the piece) into the piece to which it is to be fastened.
    • The framers toed the irregular pieces into the sill.
  • (golf) To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club.

    • Derived terms

    * toe the line

    See also

    * hang five * hang ten * tiptoe * TOE

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    shank

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (slang) Bad.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
  • * Shakespeare
    • His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide / For his shrunk shank .
  • Meat from that part of an animal.
  • A straight, narrow part of an object, such as a key or an anchor; shaft; stem.
  • The handle of a pair of shears, connecting the ride to the neck.
  • The center part of a fishhook between the eye and the hook, the 'hook' being the curved part that bends toward the point.
  • A protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached.
  • The metal part on a curb bit that falls below the mouthpiece of the bit, which length controls the severity of the leverage action of the bit, and to which the reins of the bridle are attached.
  • (sports) A poorly played golf shot in which the ball is struck by the part of the club head that connects to the shaft. See thin,fat,toe.
  • (slang) An improvised stabbing weapon.
  • Any of several species of Old World wading bird in the genus Tringa that are primarily distinguished by their brightly colored legs.
  • A loop forming an eye to a button.
  • (architecture) The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph.
    • (Gwilt)
  • (metalworking) A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it.
  • (printing, dated) The body of a type.
  • (shoemaking) The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.
  • Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round.

    • Derived terms

    * greenshank * umbroshank * redshank * shank-nag * shank-weary * shankbone - the bone of the foreleg * shanks' nag * shanks' mare * shanks' pony * Longshanks

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (archaic, Ulster) to travel on foot
  • (slang) to stab, especially with an improvised blade
  • (slang) to remove another's pants, especially in jest; to depants
  • (transitive, chiefly, golf, football) to hit or kick the ball in an unintended direction
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=September 28 , author=Tom Rostance , title=Arsenal 2 - 1 Olympiakos , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Marouane Chamakh then spurned a great chance to kill the game off when he ran onto Andrey Arshavin's lofted through ball but shanked his shot horribly across the face of goal.}}
  • To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; usually followed by off.
    • (Darwin)

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