1. (

• shaft

) a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer ;

2. (

• shot ,
• shaft ,
• slam ,
• dig ,
• barb ,
• jibe ,
• gibe

) an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" ;

3. (

• shaft

) a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow) ;

4. (

• beam ,
• beam_of_light ,
• light_beam ,
• ray ,
• ray_of_light ,
• shaft ,
• shaft_of_light ,
• irradiation

) a column of light (as from a beacon) ;

5. (

• diaphysis ,
• shaft

) the main (mid) section of a long bone ;

6. (

• cock ,
• prick ,
• dick ,
• shaft ,
• pecker ,
• tool ,
• putz

) obscene terms for penis ;

7. (

• spear ,
• lance ,
• shaft ,

) a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon ;

8. (

• shaft ,

) a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator) ;

9. (

• shaft ,
• scape

) (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column ;

10. (

• shaft ,

) a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel ;

11. (

• rotating_shaft ,
• shaft ,

) a revolving rod that transmits power or motion ;

12. (

• quill ,
• calamus ,
• shaft

) the hollow spine of a feather ;

1. (

• shaft

) equip with a shaft ;

2. (

• cheat ,
• chouse ,
• shaft ,
• screw ,
• chicane ,
• jockey ,

) defeat someone through trickery or deceit ;