# Shawshank

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #45,082

## Definitions
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.

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`hsawshank`, `sahwshank`, `shaswhank`, `shawhsank`, `shawsahnk`, `shawshakn`, `shawshankk`, `shawshannk`, `shawshhank`, `shawshnak`, `shawsshank`, `shawwshank`, `shhawshank`, `shwashank`, `sshawshank`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shawshank