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shaft

/ˈʃæft/ /Brit ˈʃɑːft/

US UK

noun

plural shafts

[count] :the long, narrow part of a weapon, tool, instrument, etc.

the shaft of a spear

the shaft of a golf club

[count] :a bar in a machine which holds or turns other parts that move or spin

a propeller shaft - see also driveshaft

[count] :one of two poles between which a horse is tied to pull a vehicle (such as a carriage)

[count] an opening or passage straight down through the floors of a building

an air/elevator shaft

an opening or passage in a mine

a mine shaft

[count] formal + literary :a narrow beam of light

They stood in a shaft of sunlight.

the shaft US informal :harsh or unfair treatment

Her boss really gave her the shaft [=treated her unfairly] when he promoted someone less experienced instead of her.

He got promoted and she got the shaft.

verb

shafts; shafted; shafting

[+ obj] chiefly US informal :to treat (someone) unfairly or harshly

You really got shafted in that deal.