nounπShareThe front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone: Shinbone"He scraped his shin on the rough pavement while playing soccer. "anatomybodyphysiologypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA fishplate for a railway."The railway workers replaced the old shin with a new, stronger one. "technicalmachineindustrybuildingstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(as "shin up") To climb a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like."to shin up a mast"actionsportbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo strike with the shin."During the soccer game, he accidentally shinned the other player while trying to kick the ball. "bodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo run about borrowing money hastily and temporarily, as when trying to make a payment."To pay for the field trip, Sarah had to shin around town to get some quick loans from friends. "businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe twenty-first letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others): Shin (letter)"In Hebrew class, we learned that the letter that looks like a "W" is called "shin." "languagelinguisticswritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
