Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense, plural shins, present participle shinning, past tense, past participle shinned
countable noun
Your shins are the front parts of your legs between your knees and your ankles.
She punched him on the nose and kicked him in the shins.
Phrasal verbs:
See shin up
shin in British English1
(ʃɪn)
noun
1.
the front part of the lower leg
2.
the front edge of the tibia
3. mainly British
a cut of beef, the lower foreleg
verbWord forms: shins, shinning or shinned
4. (whenintr, often foll by up)
to climb (a pole, tree, etc) by gripping with the hands or arms and the legs and hauling oneself up
Also (US): shinny
5. (transitive)
to kick (a person) in the shins
Word origin
Old English scinu; related to Old High German scina needle, Norwegian dialect skina small disc
shin in British English2
(ʃɪn)
noun
the 21st letter in the Hebrew alphabet (ש), transliterated as sh
Word origin
from Hebrew shīn, literally: tooth
shin in American English1
(ʃɪn)
noun
1.
the front part of the leg between the knee and the ankle
2.
the lower foreleg in beef
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: shinned or ˈshinning
3.
to climb (a rope, pole, etc.) by using both hands and legs for gripping
often with up
Word origin
ME schine < OE scinu, akin to Ger schiene, thin plate, schien-, shin < IE base *skei- > sheath
shin in American English2
(ʃin)
noun
the twenty-second letter of the Hebrew alphabet (שׁ)
Word origin
Heb sīn, shīn, lit., tooth
Examples of 'shin' in a sentence
shin
How do you make a shin of beef just as tasty?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
His leg at his shin was hanging from a flap of skin.
The Sun (2011)
But using the right technique can leave you with sore shins.
The Sun (2014)
Sometimes she wore her soccer shin guards long after practice was over.
Christianity Today (2000)
Pennant has recovered from a fractured shin and double hernia.
The Sun (2008)
Your front shin should be remain at right angles to the floor.
The Sun (2013)
They have a warm removable liner and removable shin and knee armour.
The Sun (2009)
Possibly accompanied by a swift kick in the shins.
The Sun (2010)
After that we all wore shin guards and played for our lives.
Leo McKinstry Sir Alf: A Major Reappraisal of the Life and Times of England's Greatest FootballManager (2006)
The saw takes the shin and knee off.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Lots of kicking shins and bruised toes.
The Sun (2011)
Bring to the boil then simmer gently for five minutes before carefully pouring it over the beef shin.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
All that was left of my legs were my shin bones and my arm was flapping in bits.
The Sun (2011)
He suffered from sore shins afterwards.
The Sun (2008)
The front shin should be straight.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Like a bruised shin, you can run it off if you have a mind to.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It is a slice of beef or veal shin, full of rich marrow.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The result could be a jarring running style, complete with shin pain and sore hips.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Position feet as shown, with straight front shin.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
His trousers were rolled up; his knees and shins were pitifully thin.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
She said: 'I cut my shin to the bone and cut my arm.
The Sun (2014)
We had a look at half-time and the big man's leg caught his shin.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I knew chances would be at a premium and I would end up with a pair of shins covered in bruises.
The Sun (2008)
Word lists with
shin
Arabic, Hebrew
In other languages
shin
British English: shin /ʃɪn/ NOUN
Your shin is the front part of your leg between your knee and ankle.
She kicked him in the shins.
American English: shin
Arabic: ظُنْبُوب
Brazilian Portuguese: canela parte da perna
Chinese: 胫部
Croatian: cjevanica
Czech: holeň
Danish: skinneben
Dutch: scheen
European Spanish: espinilla
Finnish: säären etuosa
French: tibia
German: Schienbein
Greek: καλάμι πόδι
Italian: stinco
Japanese: むこうずね
Korean: 정강이
Norwegian: skinnbein
Polish: goleń
European Portuguese: canela parte da perna
Romanian: tibia
Russian: голень
Latin American Spanish: espinilla
Swedish: skenben
Thai: หน้าแข้ง
Turkish: kaval kemiği
Ukrainian: гомілка
Vietnamese: cẳng chân
All related terms of 'shin'
shin up
If you shin up a tree or a pole , you climb it quickly and easily , using your hands and legs to grip it.
Shin Bet
the internal security service of Israel
shin bone
the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
shin pad
A shin pad is a thick piece of material that you wear inside your socks to protect the lower part of your leg when you are playing a game such as football or rugby .
shin guard
a piece of tough protective clothing that you wear to cover your lower legs in some sports, such as football , ice hockey , baseball or rugby
shin splints
a painful swelling of the front lower leg, associated with muscle or bone inflammation , and common among athletes and other sportspeople