shaft

shaft
noun
1) (the long straight part or handle of a tool, weapon etc: the shaft of a golf-club.) skaft
2) (one of two poles on a cart etc to which a horse etc is harnessed: The horse stood patiently between the shafts.) drag, vognstang
3) (a revolving bar transmitting motion in an engine: the driving-shaft.) drivaksel
4) (a long, narrow space, made for eg a lift in a building: a liftshaft; a mineshaft.) sjakt
5) (a ray of light: a shaft of sunlight.) lysstrime
pil
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spyd
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stråle
I
subst. \/ʃɑːft\/
1) (på våpen eller redskap) håndtak, skaft
2) (også overført) spyd, pil
he heard the shaft of satire
han merket den ironiske brodden
3) søyle, obelisk, (tre)stamme
4) (mekanikk) (driv)aksel
5) (hestekjøring) skåk, vogndrag
6) (også overført) (lys)stråle, lysglimt, gnist
7) (i gruve, bygning) sjakt
they escaped through the ventilating shaft
de rømte gjennom ventilasjonssjakten
8) (veveteknikk) skaft
9) (anatomi) (ben)pipe, knokkelskaft
10) (vulgært, om penis) kuk
the shaft avvisning, dårlig behandling
the executives continue to raise their pay while the workers get the shaft
arbeidsgiverne fortsetter å heve sine lønninger mens arbeiderne blir latt i stikken
shafts (amer., slang) ben
II
verb \/ʃɑːft\/
1) (om lys) stråle
2) (vulgært) knulle (med)
3) (spesielt amer., slang) snyte, lure, utnytte

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