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noun

• a knife.

  You got your shank?

  Last edited on Jun 09 2010. Submitted by pimp on Dec 22 1998.

• a makeshift object used for stabbing; "shiv".

  We found a shank in his cell.

  Last edited on Jun 09 2010. Submitted by erica i. from San Antonio, TX, USA on Jul 03 2004.

verb

• to cut or gash.

  Last edited on Mar 08 2010. Submitted by pimp on Dec 22 1998.

• to stab.

  I'm gonna shank that guy.

  Joe got shanked last night behind the warehouse, man.

  Last edited on Mar 08 2010. Submitted by Casey H. from Canada on May 11 1999.

• to pull down someone's pants.

  She got shanked!

  Last edited on Jun 09 2010. Submitted by Cara O. from Bradenton, FL, USA on Nov 08 2002.

• to steal.

  Last edited on Mar 08 2010. Submitted by Erik R. from Florence, New Jersey, USA on Jan 12 2005.

• to out-perform or one up.

  I just shanked you!

  Last edited on Jun 09 2010. Submitted by Aaron C. from Cincinnati, OH, USA on Mar 22 2007.

verb - transitive

• to stab with a sharpened, makeshift object, such as a toothbrush or stick.

  Last edited on Mar 02 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Mar 02 2011.