shin
[verb]
Synonyms: run, dash, scamper, scoot, scurry, sprint

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I. shin¹ /ʃɪn/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: scinu]
the front part of your leg between your knee and your foot

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II. shin² verb (past tense and past participle shinned, present participle shinning) [intransitive] British English
shin up/down to climb quickly up or down a tree, pole etc by using your hands and legs Synonym : shinny American English:
He shinned up a tree.

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shin
noun
VERB + SHIN kick (sb in/on) I kicked him hard in the shins to shut him up.
bang, bark, bruise, gash, graze, knock I barked my shin on a tree stump.
SHIN + NOUN bone | guard, pad
PREP. on the/your ~ a nasty cut on her shin

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