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1. (n.) shin
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
2. shin
the lower part of the foreleg in cattle.
3. shin
the shinbone or tibia, esp. its sharp edge or front portion.
4. (v.i.) shin
to climb (a pole or the like) by holding fast with the legs after drawing oneself up with the hands.
5. (n.) shin
the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Etymology: (1895–1900; < Heb shīn, akin to shēn tooth)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) shin
the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
2. (noun) shin, shin bone
a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg
3. (noun) shin
the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
4. (verb) tibia, shinbone, shin bone, shin
the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
5. (verb) clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
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1. (noun) shin
the front part of the lower leg
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Shin
the front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone; the lower part of the leg; the shank
2. (noun) Shin
a fish plate for rails
3. (verb) Shin
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; -- used with up; as, to shin up a mast
4. (verb) Shin
to run about borrowing money hastily and temporarily, as for the payment of one's notes at the bank
5. (verb) Shin
to climb (a pole, etc.) by shinning up
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Sense: the front part of the leg below the knee
He kicked him on the shins.
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 Afrikaans: skeen |
 Arabic: عَظْم الساق |
 Bulgarian: пищял |
 Brazilian: canela |
 Czech: holeň |
 German: das Schienenbein |
 Danish: skinneben |
 Greek: καλάμι (ποδιού) |
 Spanish: espinilla |
 Estonian: jalasääre esikülg |
 Farsi: ساق پا |
 Finnish: sääri |
 French: le devant du tibia |
 Hebrew: שוֹק |
 Hindi: अंतर्जंघिंका |
 Croatian: goljenica |
 Hungarian: sípcsont |
 Indonesian: tulang kering |
 Icelandic: sköflungur |
 Italian: stinco |
 Japanese: 向こうずね |
 Korean: 정강이 |
 Lithuanian: blauzda |
 Latvian: apakšstilbs |
 Malay: tulang kering |
 Dutch: scheen |
 Norwegian: skinnebein |
 Polish: goleń |
 Persian: ساق پا |
 Pashto: لينګۍ (له زنګانه څخه تر ښ |
 Portuguese: canela |
 Romanian: tibie, fluierul piciorulu |
 Russian: голень |
 Slovak: holeň |
 Slovenian: golenica |
 Serbian: kolenica |
 Swedish: sken-, smalben |
 Thai: หน้าแข้ง |
 Turkish: incik; baldırın ön kısmı |
 Taiwanese: 脛骨 |
 Ukrainian: гомілка |
 Urdu: پنڈلی ، ساق |
 Vietnamese: xương ống chân |
 Chinese: 胫骨 |
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