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Shaft (Verb)

Equip with a shaft.

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

The club's maintenance team will help shaft the new golf clubs to ensure they are properly fitted to the members' swing styles.
The wooden wheels were shafted with iron axles for added durability on the old horse-drawn carriage.
Engineers shafted the prototype's gear system with a sturdy cable for maximum efficiency.
Skilled craftsmen carefully shafted the wooden rowing oars to improve balance and prevent snapping.
Historic lighthouse restorers shafted the antique glass lantern room to rotate it smoothly via its original mechanism.

Defeat someone through trickery or deceit.

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.

The con artist was able to shaft many investors out of their savings with his fake real estate scheme.
He was able to shaft his competitors by stealing their business plan and passing it off as his own.
In the ruthless world of corporate finance, it was not uncommon for companies to shaft their competitors in order to get ahead.
Despite his charming smile, he was notorious for shafting business partners and walking away with the profits.
The unscrupulous contractor tried to shaft the homeowner by charging them for repairs that were not necessary.