shaft

Noun

• the hollow spine of a feather

• a revolving rod that transmits power or motion

• a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel

• (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column

• a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)

• a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

• obscene terms for penis

• the main (mid) section of a long bone

• a column of light (as from a beacon)

• a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)

• 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
    

• a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer

Verb

• defeat someone through trickery or deceit

• equip with a shaft

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  quill , calamus , rotating shaft , scape , spear , lance , cock , prick , dick , pecker , peter , tool , putz , diaphysis , beam , beam of light , light beam , ray , ray of light , shaft of light , irradiation , shot , slam , dig , barb , jibe , gibe , cheat , chouse , screw , chicane , jockey