To Shank

1. (archaic, Ulster) To travel on foot.
2. (slang) To stab, especially with an improvised blade.
3. (slang) To remove another's trousers, especially in jest; to depants.
4. (transitive, golf) To misstrike the ball with the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
5. (transitive, chiefly tennis, soccer, gridiron football) To hit or kick the ball in an unintended direction.
6. (intransitive) To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; usually followed by off.
7. (transitive, sewing) To provide (a button) with a shank (loop forming an eye).
8. (shoemaking) To apply the shank to a shoe, during the process of manufacturing it.

Synonyms

(to stab with an improvised weapon): shiv (slang)(to remove another's pants): depants (slang)