shin
(ʃɪn )
Word forms: shins , shinning, shinned
countable noun
Your shins are the front parts of your legs between your knees and your ankles.
She punched him on the nose and kicked him in the shins.
Phrasal verbs:
shin up
phrasal verb
If you shin up a tree or a pole, you climb it quickly and easily, using your hands and legs to grip it.
Nancy shinned up the tree. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
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BODY: FRONT head neck chest abdomen thigh face knee shin arm hand leg foot Translations:
Chinese: 胫部
Japanese: むこうずね
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