shaft

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n.

1. 1. The long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow.
   2. A spear or arrow.
2. 1. A projectile suggestive of a spear or arrow in appearance or configuration.
   2. Informal. A scornfully satirical comment; a barb.
   3. Slang. Harsh, unfair treatment. Often used with the: The president of the airline really gave the unions the shaft.
3. A ray or beam of light.
4. A long thin object or part, as:
   1. The handle of any of various tools or implements.
   2. One of two parallel poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle.
   3. A long, generally cylindrical bar that rotates and transmits power, as the drive shaft of an engine.
5. Zoology. The main axis of a feather, especially its distal portion.
6. Anatomy.
   1. The midsection of a long bone; the diaphysis.
   2. The section of a hair projecting from the surface of the body.
7. Architecture.
   1. A column or obelisk.
   2. The principal portion of a column, between the capital and the base.
8. A long, narrow, often vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for mining ore; a tunnel.
9. A vertical passage housing an elevator.
10. A duct or conduit for the passage of air, as for ventilation or heating.

tr.v., shaft·ed, shaft·ing, shafts.

1. To equip with a shaft.
2. Slang. To treat in a harsh, unfair way: “He had been shafted by the press quite a bit” (Frank Deford).

[Middle English, from Old English sceaft.]

noun

1. A series of particles or waves traveling close together in parallel paths: beam, ray. See light/darkness.
2. A relatively long, straight, rigid piece of metal or other solid material: bar, bloom², rod, slab, stick. See thing.

1. The portion of a column, colonette, or pilaster between the base and the capital.
2. An enclosed space extending through one or more stories of a building, connecting vertical openings in successive floors, or floors and the roof.

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1. A straight-sided narrow deep hole cut into the ground.

2. A slender column.

A long slender part, such as the portion of a long bone between the wider ends or extremities, the shaft of a hair and the central shaft of a feather.

• s. louse — see menopon gallinae.

IN BRIEF: A long, narrow object or projectile. Also: The empty space where an elevator rides.

The tall, thin monument looked like a long shaft.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - skaft, stang, pil, skakt, aksel, søjle, stribe
v. tr. - snyde, svindle, (sl) have samleje med en kvinde

idioms:

• get the shaft    få sparket

Nederlands (Dutch)
as, schacht, koker, pijl

Français (French)
n. - manche, hampe, tuyau, fût, rachis (plume), tige (de cheveu), diaphyse (d'os), puits, (fig) trait, pénis
v. tr. - avoir des rapports sexuels avec, (US) escroquer, sacquer, être injuste avec

idioms:

• get the shaft    être traité injustement ou durement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stiel, Schaft, Deichsel, Strahl, Pfeil, Welle, Schacht
v. - mit einem Stiel versehen, (Slang) betrügen

idioms:

• get the shaft    (Slang) betrogen werden

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - άξονας, στειλιάρι, λαβή, δέσμη (φωτός), φρέαρ/πηγάδι ορυχείου ή ανελκυστήρα, πείραγμα, σπόντα, βέλος, λόγχη, τιμόνι, καλάμι φτερού, (καθομ.) άδικη μεταχείριση, (χυδ.) πέος
v. - εξοπλίζω με λόγχη, ξεφορτώνομαι, εκμεταλλεύομαι, ρίχνω

idioms:

• get the shaft    μου τη φέρνουν

Italiano (Italian)
glande (anat.), fregatura, cazzo, uccello (volg.), manico, gambo, stelo, freccia, lancia, giavellotto, dardo, asse, pozzo, munire di asta

idioms:

• get the shaft    farsi fregare, essere maltrattato, essere rimproverato, essere punito

Português (Portuguese)
n. - haste (f), lança (f), raio de luz (m)

idioms:

• get the shaft    ser demitido

Русский (Russian)
древко, стрела, злобный выпад, рукоятка, луч, ствол, оглобля, колонна, прилаживать (ручку), управлять при помощи длинного шеста

idioms:

• get the shaft    быть выгнанным с работы

Español (Spanish)
n. - agarradero, mango, flecha, saeta, eje, pozo, hueco
v. tr. - tratar de modo injusto, martirizar

idioms:

• get the shaft    martirizar, engañar, aprovecharse de, ser tratado de modo injusto

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skaft, pil, kakel, stång, schakt
v. - knulla, snyta, blåsa, lura

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
轴, 杆状物, 在...上装杆, 利用, 欺骗, 苛刻地对待

idioms:

• get the shaft    受骗

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 軸, 杆狀物
v. tr. - 在...上裝杆, 利用, 欺騙, 苛刻地對待

idioms:

• get the shaft    受騙

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (창, 망치 따위의) 자루, 한줄기의 광선, 샤프트
v. tr. - 자루로 밀다, 화살대를 달다, 속이다

idioms:

• get the shaft    속다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 柄, 矢柄, 軸, すじ, 縦坑, 柱身, 電光
v. - だます

idioms:

• get the shaft    だまされる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مقبض, جذع, عريش ألعربه, شعاع (فعل) يزود بعريش أو عمود أدارة أو ممر رأسي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מוט, חנית, חץ, ידית, קת, יצול, גל-ארכובה (במכונה), עמוד, פיר, חלל, מעבר, ארובה, שדרת נוצה, פין (מדוברת)‬
v. tr. - ‮סידר כהוגן, נתן "חאזוק", התייחס באופן לא-הוגן‬

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