Shaft

Shaft can refer to 

 Axle, a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear
 An architectural column's long cylindrical section
 the height of a boot
Elevator shaft
Shaft (1971 movie) or the 1971 novel on which it was based
Shaft (album), the soundtrack for the movie of the same name, recorded by Isaac Hayes
Shaft (2000 movie)
Shaft (television)
John Shaft, the title character of the above movies.
 Shaft (comics), a Marvel Comics ninja character
Shaft (band), a dance music act who scored a 1999 hit with a cover/remix of (Mucho Mambo) Sway
Shafting, illicit travelling through shafts
Shaft mining
 Pitch (vertical space), a significant underground vertical space in caving terminology
 Driveshaft, a mechanical device for transferring power from the engine or motor to the point where useful work is applied
 The part of a golf club between its head and its grip
 Penis (slang)
 a weapon in the Quake video game series
 Drive Shaft, the fictional rock band led by Charlie Pace in the TV series Lost
 Ventilation shaft
 Part of a loom
 Shaft (Castlevania), the dark priest from the Castlevania videogame series
Shaft (company), a Japanese animation company
Shaft (club), a Blues and Jazz Club in Istanbul, Turkey.