shank vs bit

shank and bit both are nouns.

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

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

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