Definitions of shank:

• noun:   a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
• noun:   the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
• noun:   cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill
• noun:   cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head
• noun:   cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
• noun:   the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
• noun:   a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
• noun:   lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
• verb:   hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction
• name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 25000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #3195)