noun
- long narrow parts or handles of tools, weapons, or objects
- vertical passages in buildings or underground, such as elevator shafts or mine shafts
- rays or beams of light
verb
- treats someone unfairly or harshly
Usage: informal
Examples
- The arrows had wooden shafts and metal tips.
- The elevator was stuck between floors in the shaft.
- Shafts of sunlight streamed through the window.
- The mechanic replaced the damaged drive shaft.
- The company shafts its employees with low wages.
- She gripped the golf club by its shaft.
- The mine shaft descended hundreds of feet underground.
- Golden shafts of light illuminated the forest floor.