shank vs portion

portion vs shank

shank and portion both are nouns.

shank and portion both are verbs.

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

As nouns, portion is a hypernym of shank; that is, portion is a word with a broader meaning than shank:

shank: the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
portion: something less than the whole of a human artifact

Other hypernyms of shank include part.

shank (noun)	portion (noun)
a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball	the allotment of some amount by dividing something
lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals	something less than the whole of a human artifact
the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole	an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill	assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head	money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
cylinder forming a long narrow part of something	something determined in relation to something that includes it
the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle	your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg

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

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