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bolt vs shank

shank vs bolt

bolt and shank both are nouns.

bolt and shank both are verbs.

bolt is an adverb but shank is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bolt Yes No Yes Yes
shank Yes No Yes No
bolt (noun) shank (noun)
a sudden abandonment (as from a political party) a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
the act of moving with great haste lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill
a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head
a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
bolt (verb) shank (verb)
make or roll into bolts hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction
eat hastily without proper chewing
swallow hastily
secure or lock with a bolt
move or jump suddenly
leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
bolt (adverb) shank (adverb)
directly
in a rigid manner
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