n. Function: noun
1
Synonyms: RAY 1, beam, shoot
2 a scornful, cutting, or pithily critical remark FF1C; the target of her latest shaft is the president himself FF1E;
Synonyms: barb, dart
Related Words: cut, jab, thrust; potshot
3 harsh or unfair treatment FF1C; he really got the shaft: he was fired without notice FF1E;
Synonyms: ||screw, ||screwing
Related Words: short end
Idioms: ||a royal screwing, the dirty end of the stick, ||the royal shaft