Shin
Word | SHIN |
Character | 4 |
Hyphenation | shin |
Pronunciations | /ʃɪn/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Shin"
What do we mean by shin?
One of the two forms of the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet, distinguished from the letter sin by having a dot above the right side of the letter. noun
The front part of the leg below the knee and above the ankle. noun
The shinbone. noun
A cut of meat from the lower foreleg of beef cattle. noun
To climb (a rope or pole, for example) by gripping and pulling alternately with the hands and legs. intransitive verb
To kick or hit in the shins. intransitive verb
To climb something by shinning it. intransitive verb
To move quickly on foot. intransitive verb
In a modern turning-plow, the lower front corner of the mold-board, next the share and forming part of the cutting edge. It replaces in part the head or sheath of old plows. noun
To use the shins in climbing; climb by hugging with arms and legs: with up: as, to shin up a tree.
To go afoot; walk: as, to shin along; to shin across the field.
To climb by grasping with the arms and legs and working or pulling one's self up: as, to shin a tree.
To kick on the shins.
The twenty-first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, corresponding in sound to the English sh. Its numerical value is 300. noun
The front part of the human leg from the knee to the ankle, along which the sharp edge of the shin-bone or tibia may be felt beneath the skin. noun
The shin-bone. noun
The lower leg; the shank: as, a shin of beef. noun
In ornithology, the hard or scaly part of the leg of a bird; the shank. See sharp-shinncd. noun
The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone: Shinbone
A fishplate for a railway.
Synonyms and Antonyms for Shin
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