shin

noun

/ʃɪn/

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the front part of the leg below the knee
Extra Examples
- She had a nasty cut on her shin.
- I kicked him hard in the shins to shut him up.
- I barked (= rubbed the skin off) my shin on a tree stump.
Topics Bodyc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + shin
- kick (somebody in/on)
- bang
- bruise
- …
shin + noun
- bone
- guard
- pad
- …
preposition
- on the/your shin
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Word OriginOld English scinu, probably from a Germanic base meaning ‘narrow or thin piece’; related to German Schiene ‘thin plate’ and Dutch scheen. The verb was originally in nautical use (early 19th cent.).

shin

verb

/ʃɪn/

(British English)

(North American English shinny)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they shin	/ʃɪn/ /ʃɪn/
he / she / it shins	/ʃɪnz/ /ʃɪnz/
past simple shinned	/ʃɪnd/ /ʃɪnd/
past participle shinned	/ʃɪnd/ /ʃɪnd/
-ing form shinning	/ˈʃɪnɪŋ/ /ˈʃɪnɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

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Word OriginOld English scinu, probably from a Germanic base meaning ‘narrow or thin piece’; related to German Schiene ‘thin plate’ and Dutch scheen. The verb was originally in nautical use (early 19th cent.).