bit vs shank

bit and shank both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bit	Yes	No	No	No
shank	Yes	No	Yes	No

bit (noun)	shank (noun)
the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press	a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding	lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers	the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
a short performance that is part of a longer program	cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill
a small fragment	cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head
an instance of some kind	cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
a small amount of solid food; a mouthful	the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole	a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states
a small piece or quantity of something
an indefinitely short time

bit (verb)	shank (verb)
	hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction