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shin en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English schyne, from Old English scinu, from Proto-West Germanic *skinu, from Proto-Germanic *skinō. Cognate with West Frisian skine, Dutch scheen, German Schiene. Not related to skin.

Meanings

  1. The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone: Shinbone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
    • Soccer players have to wear protective gear so they don't injure their shins.
  2. A fishplate for a railway

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
shins Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

shin pad · yellowshins · shin-kicking · shinless · shinguard · shin splint · saber shin · shinplaster · shinplate

Relateds

shinbone

Synonyms

tibia

Translations (105)

el κνήμη (front part of the leg below the knee) · uk голі́нка (front part of the leg below the knee) · uk гомі́лка (front part of the leg below the knee) · es tibia (front part of the leg below the knee) · fa ساق (front part of the leg below the knee) · mk пи́ска (front part of the leg below the knee) · ota باجاق (front part of the leg below the knee) · ca canyella (front part of the leg below the knee) · be го́лень (front part of the leg below the knee) · nl scheen (front part of the leg below the knee) · chr ᎠᏍᎬᏓᎨᏂ (front part of the leg below the knee) · es espinilla (front part of the leg below the knee) · hy սրունք (front part of the leg below the knee) · tl lulod (front part of the leg below the knee) · pt canela (front part of the leg below the knee) · nv adzástis (front part of the leg below the knee) · yo ojúgun (front part of the leg below the knee) · sh голѐњача (front part of the leg below the knee) · sl golen (front part of the leg below the knee) · vo tibiad (front part of the leg below the knee) · ca sec (front part of the leg below the knee) · sa अष्ठीवत् (front part of the leg below the knee) · tr incik (front part of the leg below the knee) · nb tibia (front part of the leg below the knee) · fi sääri (front part of the leg below the knee) · hu lábszár (front part of the leg below the knee) · de Tibia (front part of the leg below the knee) · sh гња̑т (front part of the leg below the knee) · unm hwìkxkòn (front part of the leg below the knee) · bg пищя́л (front part of the leg below the knee) · sk holeň (front part of the leg below the knee) · bo ངར་གདུང (front part of the leg below the knee) · ja(front part of the leg below the knee) · ota اینجك (front part of the leg below the knee) · yxg buyu (front part of the leg below the knee) · tr kaval kemiği (front part of the leg below the knee) · fr tibia (front part of the leg below the knee) · mas l-aɨlɛ́lɛɛ̂ (front part of the leg below the knee) · he שוק (front part of the leg below the knee) · cs holeň (front part of the leg below the knee) · sh golènjača (front part of the leg below the knee) · ru го́лень (front part of the leg below the knee) · sh голен (front part of the leg below the knee) · nn tibia (front part of the leg below the knee) · mi tātāhau (front part of the leg below the knee) · xh imbande (front part of the leg below the knee) · am ቅልጥም (front part of the leg below the knee) · ca canella (front part of the leg below the knee) · nb skinnebein (front part of the leg below the knee) · mi tāhau (front part of the leg below the knee) · pl goleń (front part of the leg below the knee) · it stinco (front part of the leg below the knee) · af skeen (front part of the leg below the knee) · mdf катля (front part of the leg below the knee) · fr os long (front part of the leg below the knee) · es canilla (front part of the leg below the knee) · gl canela (front part of the leg below the knee) · ca espinella (front part of the leg below the knee) · xda jarra (front part of the leg below the knee) · de Schienbein (front part of the leg below the knee) · ko 정강이 (front part of the leg below the knee) · so xoog (front part of the leg below the knee) · sh gnjȃt (front part of the leg below the knee) · enm schyne (front part of the leg below the knee) · is sköflungur (front part of the leg below the knee) · sv skenben (front part of the leg below the knee) · ms tulang kering (front part of the leg below the knee) · cy crimog (front part of the leg below the knee) · af maermerrie (front part of the leg below the knee) · th แข้ง (front part of the leg below the knee) · vi ống quyển (front part of the leg below the knee) · vi ống khuyển (front part of the leg below the knee) · ro fluierul piciorului (front part of the leg below the knee) · mpi salio (front part of the leg below the knee) · cop ⲕⲁϣ ⲛⲣⲁⲧ (front part of the leg below the knee) · nb skinneben (front part of the leg below the knee) · mi kauangāwai (front part of the leg below the knee) · it tibia (front part of the leg below the knee) · ar قَصَبَة (front part of the leg below the knee) · ca camalló (front part of the leg below the knee) · lt blauzda (front part of the leg below the knee) · ka კანჭი (front part of the leg below the knee) · hu sípcsont (front part of the leg below the knee) · ka წვივი (front part of the leg below the knee) · da skinneben (front part of the leg below the knee) · km ស្មង (front part of the leg below the knee) · be галёнка (front part of the leg below the knee) · ja(front part of the leg below the knee) · ga lorga (front part of the leg below the knee) · yo àgbàkùrójú (front part of the leg below the knee) · ang sċinu (front part of the leg below the knee) · id tulang kering (front part of the leg below the knee) · sh golen (front part of the leg below the knee) · arz قصبة الرجل (front part of the leg below the knee) · cmn 脛 /胫 (front part of the leg below the knee) · grc κνήμη (front part of the leg below the knee) · gd lurgann (front part of the leg below the knee) · kl kanaaq (front part of the leg below the knee) · kea kanela (front part of the leg below the knee) · nn skinnebein (front part of the leg below the knee) · cmn 小腿 (front part of the leg below the knee) · id betis depan (front part of the leg below the knee) · vi ống đồng (front part of the leg below the knee) · eo kruro (front part of the leg below the knee) · sl piščal (front part of the leg below the knee)

shin en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English schyne, from Old English scinu, from Proto-West Germanic *skinu, from Proto-Germanic *skinō. Cognate with West Frisian skine, Dutch scheen, German Schiene. Not related to skin.

Meanings

  1. To climb up or lower oneself down a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like.
    • "The minute the door is shut he shins down a water-pipe, hops on his motor-cycle, and is off at full speed." 1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 33:
    • to shin up a mast
  2. To strike with the shin.
    • The warning signs had been there as Peter Cech had already had to palm away a stinging shot from Ronald Zubar but immediately afterwards the Blues goalkeeper could only watch in horror as defender Boswinga shinned the ball into his own net from Hunt's corner. 2011 January 5, Mark Ashenden, “Wolverhampton 1 - 0 Chelsea”, in BBC:
  3. (US, slang) To run about borrowing money hastily and temporarily, as when trying to make a payment.
    • The Senator was shinning around, to get gold for the rascally bank-rags which he was obliged to take. 1845 December 13, New York Commercial Advertiser:

Forms

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shinned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
shinned Tense=Past lexicographic
shins Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
shinning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

shin out · shinny

Synonyms

shinny

Translations (6)

fi kivuta ((UK) to climb a mast, tree, rope) · ru лазать ((UK) to climb a mast, tree, rope) · fi kavuta ((UK) to climb a mast, tree, rope) · bg изкатервам се ((UK) to climb a mast, tree, rope) · ru кара́бкаться ((UK) to climb a mast, tree, rope) · fi kiivetä ((UK) to climb a mast, tree, rope)

shin en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. The twenty-first letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others): Shin (letter) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
shins Number=Plur lexicographic
sheen alternative lexicographic

Relateds

shin hanga

Translations (10)

he שִׁין (Semitic letter) · tr şin (Semitic letter) · fi šin (Semitic letter) · ca xin (Semitic letter) · de Schin (Semitic letter) · yi שין (Semitic letter) · fr chine (Semitic letter) · ar شِين (Semitic letter) · ru шин (Semitic letter) · fr shin (Semitic letter)