1. The front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
   "He bruised his shin while playing soccer"
    
2. A cut of meat from the lower part of the leg
   "She used beef shin to make a hearty stew";
   - shin bone
    
3. The 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
   "The Hebrew letter shin is pronounced like the English 'sh'"
    
4. The inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
   "The shin bone is commonly known as the shinbone";
   - tibia, shinbone, shin bone

1. Climb quickly up using hands to grip and lift up
   "he shinned up the tree"

Derived forms: shins, shinning, shinned

Type of: alphabetic character, body part, cut, cut of meat, leg bone, letter, letter of the alphabet

Part of: Hebraic alphabet, Hebrew alphabet, Hebrew script, leg, peg [informal], pin [informal], stick [informal]

Encyclopedia: Shin, Peter