shy·lock (shī′lŏk′) Offensive n. A ruthless moneylender; a loan shark. intr.v. shy·locked, shy·lock·ing, shy·locks To lend money at exorbitant interest rates. [After Shylock, the ruthless Jewish usurer in William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice who demands a pound of his debtor’s flesh as compensation for default upon a loan.] Shylock …

