Definitions for shin
ʃɪnshin

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shinnoun

   the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle

2. shin, shin bonenoun

   a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg

3. shinnoun

   the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet

4. tibia, shinbone, shin bone, shinverb

   the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle

5. clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputterverb

   climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shinnoun

   The forepart of the leg.

   Etymology: scina , Saxon; schien, German.

   I bruised my shin the other day with playing at sword and dagger. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

   The shin bone, from the knee to the instep, is made by shadowing one half of the leg with a single shadow. Henry Peacham.

   His leg, then broke,
   Had got a deputy of oak;
   For when a shin in fight is cropt,
   The knee with one of timber’s propt. Hudibras.

   As when to an house we come,
   To know if any one’s at home,
   We knock; so one must kick your shin,
   Ere he can find your soul’s within. Anonymous.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shīn

   Shin (also spelled Šin (šīn) or Sheen) is the twenty-first letter of the Semitic abjads, including Phoenician Shin

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Shinnoun

   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. Shinnoun

   a fish plate for rails

3. Shinverb

   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. Shinverb

   to run about borrowing money hastily and temporarily, as for the payment of one's notes at the bank

5. Shinverb

   to climb (a pole, etc.) by shinning up

6. Etymology: [OE. shine, schine, AS. scina; akin to D. scheen, OHG. scina, G. schiene, schienbein, Dan. skinnebeen, Sw. skenben. Cf. Chine.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shin

   Shin literally means "sharp"; It is the twenty-first letter in many Semitic abjads, including Phoenician

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shin

   shin, n. the large bone of the leg or the forepart of it: a bird's shank.—v.i. to climb a tree (with up): to tramp, trudge.—v.t. to climb a tree by swarming up it: to kick on the shins.—ns. Shin′-bone, the tibia; Shin′-piece, a piece of armour defending the forepart of the leg; Shin′-plas′ter (U.S.), a patch of brown-paper steeped in vinegar, &c., laid on a sore: a small paper note or promise to pay. [A.S. scina, the shin (esp. in the compound scin-bán, shin-bone); Dut. scheen, Ger. schiene.]

2. Shin

   shin, n. a god, or the gods: the term used by Protestant missionaries in Japan and China for the Supreme Being.

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shin

   The shin symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the shin symbol and its characteristic.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shin

   = tibia; q.v.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SHIN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Shin is ranked #1656 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Shin surname appeared 21,735 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 7 would have the surname Shin.
   
   94.9% or 20,644 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.5% or 563 total occurrences were White.
   1.7% or 376 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.4% or 87 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.2% or 61 total occurrences were Black.
   0% or 7 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Body Part
   • Climb
   • Cut
   • Letter

Anagrams for shin »

1. hisn

2. sinh

How to pronounce shin?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say shin in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shin in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of shin in a Sentence

1. Janet Snyder:

   A homeowner on Noni Farms Road who was sitting on a third-floor balcony got hit with lava spatter, it hit him on the shin and shattered everything there down on his leg.

2. Kim Young-soon:

   We should n’t blame defectors but we should be careful when we see some defectors talking incoherently, making things up and lying to make themselves more valuable, i am not saying that Shin was a bad guy. He suffered at a young age. But I hope in this defector community, there will be only honesty, without any lies to make money.

3. Brian Encinia:

   Bland began swinging her elbows at me and then kicked my right leg in the shin. I had a pain in my right leg and suffered small cuts on my right hand. Force was used to subdue Bland to the ground to which Bland continued to fight back.

4. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

   The shocking pictures that were broadcast ... show the true face of a group that constitutes a danger to Israeli society and to the security of Israel, we are not prepared to accept people who deny the laws of the state and do not view themselves as subject to them. The pictures underscore how important a strong Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) is to the security of us all.

5. Tark Ji-Il:

   For Shin to be arrested for forced confinement and physical assaults shows that her church was not working as a' normal' church but had characteristics of a pseudo-religion exploiting the followers.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=shin
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=shin
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shin
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=shin
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=shin
7. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=shin
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html