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- pronunciation:
- shIn
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb & intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the front part of the leg between the knee and ankle.
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| definition 2: |
in cattle, the lower part of the foreleg.
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
shins, shinning, shinned |
| definition: |
to climb (a rope, pole, tree, or the like) by clasping with the knees and the hands or arms and pulling oneself upward; shinny.
- similar words:
- swarm
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| related words: |
ascend, climb, mount, scramble |
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