shin
To climb up or lower oneself down a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it…To climb up or lower oneself down a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like.
» Tom kicked Mary in the shin.
Том пнул Мэри в голень.
Meaning
3 sensesTo climb up or lower oneself down 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
кара́бкатьсяkarábkatʹsja, лазатьlazatʹ
To strike with the shin.
(US, slang)To run about borrowing money hastily and temporarily, as when trying to make a payment.
- climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
Examples
23 sentencesTom kicked Mary in the shin.
ruТом пнул Мэри в голень.
These are shin guards.
deDas hier sind Schienbeinschoner.
He kicked me in the shins.
The ball ricocheted off his shin.
He's got a huge gash on his shin.
deEr hat einen Riesenschnitt am Schienbein.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English schyne, from Old English scinu, from Proto-West Germanic *skinu, fromFrom Middle English schyne, from Old English scinu, from Proto-West Germanic *skinu, from Proto-Germanic *skinō. Cognate with West Frisian skine, Dutch scheen, German Schiene. Not related to skin.
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Forms
shins, shinning, shinned, shinnedSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle