shaft in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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"
   shot  shaft  slam  dig  barb  jibe  gibe 
   
2. a column of light (as from a beacon)
   beam  beam of light  light beam  ray  ray of light  shaft  shaft of light  irradiation 
   
3. the hollow spine of a feather
   quill  calamus  shaft 
   
4. obscene terms for penis
   cock  prick  dick  shaft  pecker  peter  tool  putz 
   
5. the main (mid) section of a long bone
   diaphysis  shaft 
   
6. a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
   spear  lance  shaft 
   
7. a revolving rod that transmits power or motion
   rotating shaft  shaft 
   
8. (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
   shaft  scape 
   
9. a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
   shaft 
   
10. a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel
    shaft 
    
11. a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
    shaft 
    
12. a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
    shaft 
    

1. defeat someone through trickery or deceit
   cheat  chouse  shaft  screw  chicane  jockey 
   
2. equip with a shaft
   shaft