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shaft

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃɑːft/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʃæft/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shaft, shäft)

Collocations for "shaft"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "shaft" in context.

shaft

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.

a shaft of [light, sunlight]
the shaft of [a golf club, an arrow, a pole, a spear]
automotive: the [crank, axle, transmission, gear] shaft
[forge, shape, mold, weld] the shaft
[repair, fix, install] the elevator shaft
fell [down, into] the elevator shaft
[escaped, entered, fled] through a ventilation shaft
a sudden shaft of [fear, inspiration]
sexually explicit: stroked his shaft
sexually explicit: his shaft got [hard, stiff]

his [friend, boss, lawyer] shafted him
was shafted by her [friend]
[really got, were really] shafted!
shafted out of his [earnings, share, position]
shaft a [boat, cloth] through a [tunnel, pipe]
light shafted through the [gap, hole, room]
light shafted from [above, the ceiling]
shafted [upwards, downwards]

n as adj

the shaft [length, diameter, height]

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'shaft' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

penis - down - bearing - crank - elevator - stub - sludge - grease - hollow - machine - torque

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