shaft betydelse and definition

Betydelse av shaft på svenska

• 0 a pole or rod that forms the handle of a tool or weapon:

  • the shaft of a golf club

  • the drive shaft of a car

  • the propeller shaft of an aircraft

  • A shaft of (sun)light came through the open door.

• 1 a long, either vertical or sloping, passage through a building or through the ground:

  • a lift shaft

  • a ventilation/air shaft

  • a well shaft

• 2 a clever remark, especially one that is intended as an attack on someone or something:

  • John came out with an unexpected shaft of wit/wisdom.

• 3 unfair treatment:

  • His boss gave him the shaft by firing him just before he would have gotten a bonus.

• 4 to cheat or trick someone, or to treat someone unfairly:

  • She was shafted by her agent over the film rights to her book.

• 5 a long pole or rod:

  • Energy from the wheels turns the shafts and produces electricity.

  • The feathers at the end of the arrow’s shaft help it travel in a straight line.

  • Sliced beef was curled around a scallion shaft, then fried.

• 6 a long vertical or sloping passage through a building or through the ground:

  • a mine shaft

  • an elevator shaft

  • The window looks out on an air shaft.

• 7 bad or unfair treatment:

  • Corporations pay almost nothing while taxpayers get the shaft.