as in knife
an instrument with a metal length that has a sharp edge for cutting
slashed at the prison guard with a shank he had secretly made from a scrap of metal
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Recent Examples of shank
The collection includes the four women’s pieces: a sequin Penney Blooms shell that features an allover digital print, sequined embellishment and a gold TB logo bamboo shank button on the back.
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Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
Not sure what a world-class shank is, but Damron rolled with it and produced one of the more memorable lines.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
While in custody, Reyes also tried to kill his cellmate with a shank, Burke said.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
While in custody, Reyes also allegedly tried to kill his cellmate with a shank, O’Neill Burke said.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
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Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
Not sure what a world-class shank is, but Damron rolled with it and produced one of the more memorable lines.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
While in custody, Reyes also tried to kill his cellmate with a shank, Burke said.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
While in custody, Reyes also allegedly tried to kill his cellmate with a shank, O’Neill Burke said.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shank
Noun
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Not all of her tips and tricks to staying fabulous involve undergoing a knife or needle though.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Trump’s entire economic agenda is sitting on a knife’s edge.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The second reliever to follow him, Calvin Faucher, served up the 2-0 belt-high cutter on the outer third of the plate that Machado sent 408 feet to left field.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2025
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But both brothers died when their cutter, the U.S.S. Tampa, was torpedoed by German U-boats.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 May 2025
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“Shank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shank. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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