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Definition: Meaning of, shaft in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ʃɑːft /

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Singular Plural
shaft shafts
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  1. passage a passage which goes down through a building or down into the ground, so that someone or something can get in or out
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  2. handle a long handle on a tool, SPEAR etc
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  3. of light a narrow beam of light
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  4. engine part a thin long piece of metal in an engine or machine that turns and passes on power or movement to another part of the machine
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  5. for a horse [usually plural] one of a pair of poles between which a horse is tied to pull a vehicle
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  6. arrow literary an ARROW
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  7. get the shaft informal to be treated very unfairly
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
shaft shafted shafted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
shafting shafts
[transitive] [informal]
  1. to treat someone very unfairly, especially by dishonestly getting money from them
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shaft used in phrases

  • air shaft (noun)
    1. a shaft for ventilation
  • butt shaft (noun)
    1. a blunt arrow without a barb; an arrow used for target practice
  • drive shaft (noun)
    1. technical a part of a vehicle that takes power from the GEARBOX to the wheels
  • elevator shaft (noun)
    1. a vertical shaft in a building to permit the passage of an elevator from floor to floor
  • lift shaft (noun)
    1. a vertical shaft in a building to permit the passage of an elevator from floor to floor
  • rotating shaft (noun)
    1. a revolving rod that transmits power or motion
  • rotor shaft (noun)
    1. the axis around which the major rotor of a helicopter turns
  • shaft louse (noun)
    1. a louse parasitic on poultry
  • shaft of light (noun)
    1. as from a beacon a column of light
  • transmission shaft (noun)
    1. rotating shaft that transmits rotary motion from the engine to the differential
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