shank vs leg

shank and leg both are nouns.

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

shank (noun)	leg (noun)
a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball	a section or portion of a journey or course
lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals	(nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole	a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg
cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill	one of the supports for a piece of furniture
cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head	a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
cylinder forming a long narrow part of something	a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle	a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion
a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg	the limb of an animal used for food
	a part of a forked or branching shape

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