English Explanatory Dictionary

Shawshank

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To escape, especially by tunneling out or without warning.
  2. To punish (someone) for something that they did not do.
  3. To accomplish something by doing a little bit at a time over a long period of time.
  4. To rape (a man, by a man) as an act of dominance and bullying.
noun
  1. A literal or figurative prison.

Word forms

Shawshank Shawshanks Shawshanking Shawshanked

Etymology

A reference to the 1982 novel Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King and its 1994 film adaptation The Shawshank Redemption.

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