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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024shin1 /ʃɪn/USA pronunciation n., v., shinned, shin•ning. n. [countable] - Anatomythe front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle:got bruises on both shins.
v. - to climb (a pole or the like) by holding fast with the legs after drawing oneself up with the hands: [no object]to shin up a tree.[~ + object]liked to shin the trees in their backyard.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024shin1 (shin),USA pronunciation n., v., shinned, shin•ning. n. - Anatomythe front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- Zoologythe lower part of the foreleg in cattle.
- Anatomythe shinbone or tibia, esp. its sharp edge or front portion.
- British Terms, Food[Chiefly Brit.]a cut of beef similar to the U.S. shank, usually cut into small pieces for stewing.
v.t., v.i. - to climb by holding fast with the hands or arms and legs and drawing oneself up.
- bef. 1000; Middle English shine, Old English scinu; cognate with Dutch scheen, German Schien(bein)
- the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- the consonant sound represented by this letter.
- Hebrew shīn, akin to shēn tooth
- 1895–1900
- the 13th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Shin (shin, shēn),USA pronunciation n. [Buddhism.]- Eastern Religionsa Japanese offshoot of the Pure Land Sect, requiring only faith in Amida for salvation through his accumulated merit.
- Middle Chinese, equivalent. to Chinese zhēn truth
- Japanese: literally, faith
- 1895–1900
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: shin /ʃɪn/ n - the front part of the lower leg
- the front edge of the tibia
- chiefly Brit a cut of beef, the lower foreleg
vb (shins, shinning, shinned)- when intr, often followed by up: to climb (a pole, tree, etc) by gripping with the hands or arms and the legs and hauling oneself up
- (transitive) to kick (a person) in the shins
Etymology: Old English scinu; related to Old High German scina needle, Norwegian dialect skina small disc |