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Noun shaft has 12 senses

shaft - a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
--₁ is a kind of line
--₁ is a part of arrow, pointer
shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe - an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
--₂ is a kind of remark, comment
--₂ has particulars: cheap shot
shaft - a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
--₃ is a kind of rod
--₃ has particulars: axle; thill
beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation - a column of light (as from a beacon)
--₄ is a kind of light, visible light, visible radiation
--₄ has particulars:
heat ray; high beam; moonbeam, moon ray, moon-ray; sunbeam, sunray; laser beam; low beam
diaphysis, shaft - the main (mid) section of a long bone
--₅ is a kind of long bone, os longum
cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz - obscene terms for penis
--₆ is a kind of penis, phallus, member
spear, lance, shaft - a long pointed rod used as a weapon
--₇ is a kind of weapon, arm, weapon system
--₇ has parts: barb; spearhead, spearpoint, spear-point
--₇ has particulars: assegai, assagai; javelin; trident
shaft - a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
--₈ is a kind of passageway
--₈ is a part of building, edifice
--₈ has particulars: elevator shaft; ventilation shaft; well
shaft, scape - (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
--₉ is a kind of upright, vertical
--₉ is a part of column, pillar
Derived form: verb shaft₁
shaft - a vertical passage into a mine
--₁₀ is a kind of passage
--₁₀ is a part of mine
--₁₀ has particulars: air shaft, air well; downcast
rotating shaft, shaft - a revolving rod that transmits power or motion
--₁₁ is a kind of rod
--₁₁ is a part of rotating mechanism
--₁₁ has particulars:
camshaft; crankshaft; driveshaft; spindle, mandrel, mandril, arbor; transmission shaft
quill, calamus, shaft - the hollow shaft of a feather
--₁₂ is a kind of rib
--₁₂ is a part of feather, plume, plumage

Verb shaft has 2 senses

shaft - equip with a shaft
--₁ is one way to equip, fit, fit out, outfit

Derived form: noun shaft₉
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
cheat, chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockey - defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit
--₂ is one way to beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something