Definition of shin Shin
/ʃɪˈn/ - [shin] - shin
We found 18 definitions of shin from 7 different sources.
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What does shin mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: shins |
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| shin - the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle | ||
| body part any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity | ||
| shin - the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet | ||
| alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor" | ||
| shin - a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg | ||
| shin bone | ||
| shin - the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle | ||
| tibia, shinbone, shin bone | ||
| leg bone a bone of the leg | ||
| leg (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack | ||
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Wiktionary 
- shin (Noun)
The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone; the lower part of the leg; the shank. - shin (Noun)
The twenty-first letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others. - shin (Verb)
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; -- used with up. - shin (Verb)
To strike with the shin.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- shin (n.)
The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone; the lower part of the leg; the shank. - shin (n.)
A fish plate for rails. - shin (v. i.)
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; -- used with up; as, to shin up a mast. - shin (v. i.)
To run about borrowing money hastily and temporarily, as for the payment of one's notes at the bank. - shin (v. t.)
To climb (a pole, etc.) by shinning up.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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shin
The front part of the leg below the knee.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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shin
shin, n. the large bone of the leg or the forepart of it: a bird's shank.—v.i. to climb a tree (with up): to tramp, trudge.—v.t. to climb a tree by swarming up it: to kick on the shins.—ns. Shin′-bone, the tibia; Shin′-piece, a piece of armour defending the forepart of the leg; Shin′-plas′ter (U.S.), a patch of brown-paper steeped in vinegar, &c., laid on a sore: a small paper note or promise to pay. [A.S. scina, the shin (esp. in the compound scin-bán, shin-bone); Dut. scheen, Ger. schiene.] -
shin
shin, n. a god, or the gods: the term used by Protestant missionaries in Japan and China for the Supreme Being
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Shin is the twenty-first letter in the Hebrew alphabet.
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