Shin

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʃɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɪn

From Middle English shine, from Old English scinu, from Proto-Germanic *skinō. Cognate with West Frisian skine, Dutch scheen, German Schiene.

Full definition of shin

Noun

1. The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone.
2. A fishplate for a railway.

Synonyms

• tibia

Related terms

• shinbone

Verb

1. (British, as "shin up") 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.to shin up a mast
2. To strike with the shin.
• 2011, January 5, Mark Ashenden, Wolverhampton 1 - 0 Chelsea, 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.
3. (US, slang) To run about borrowing money hastily and temporarily, as when trying to make a payment.

Synonyms

• shinny US

Derived terms

• shinny
• shin bone
• shin leaf
• shin splints

Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *śamš- ("sun"). Compare Shamash.

Alternative forms

• sheen
• Å¡Ä«n

Noun

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

Anagrams

• hisn