Definitions for shaft

(a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer)

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

(a column of light (as from a beacon))

(the main (mid) section of a long bone)

(obscene terms for penis)

(a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon)

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

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

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

(a revolving rod that transmits power or motion)

(the hollow spine of a feather)

(equip with a shaft)

(defeat someone through trickery or deceit)