Shin Meaning
/ʃɪn/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
Listen pronunciation
Definition
nounThe front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone: Shinbone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
nounA fishplate for a railway
Sentence Examples
I saw Shin'ichi in Kakogawa yesterday.
Tom kicked Mary in the shin.
He's got a huge gash on his shin.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The soccer player blocked the ball with his ____, hitting the hard leather.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He wore protective pads to prevent a painful ____ injury during the intense soccer match.
Word Origin & History
From 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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
""The minute the door is shut he shins down a water-pipe, hops on his motor-cycle, and is off at full speed.""
— 1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 33:
"The warning signs had been there as Peter Cech had already had to palm away a stinging shot from Ronald Zubar but immediately afterwards the Blues goalkeeper could only watch in horror as defender Boswinga shinned the ball into his own net from Hunt's corner."
— 2011 January 5, Mark Ashenden, “Wolverhampton 1 - 0 Chelsea”, in BBC:
"The Senator was shinning around, to get gold for the rascally bank-rags which he was obliged to take."
— 1845 December 13, New York Commercial Advertiser:
Explore More B2 Vocabulary Words
CEFR Practice Quiz
The soccer player blocked the ball with his ____, hitting the hard leather.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He wore protective pads to prevent a painful ____ injury during the intense soccer match.