shin

«shin» in Mova's school dictionary: the front part of your leg between your knee and your ankle — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a shin, shins); verb (shin up, shins, shinned, shinning)

meaning for a pupil

1) Your shin is the front part of your leg between your knee and your ankle. tree →

2) To shin up something means to climb it quickly using your arms and legs. tree →

sense in the lessons

In sport and safety lessons shins are protected by shin pads in football and hockey; a knock on the shin hurts a lot because the bone is just under the skin. Phrases: «shin pads», «shin guards», «kick someone in the shin», «shin up a tree».

examples

• I banged my shin on the table. tree →
• Footballers wear shin pads. tree →
• He got a bruise on his shin. tree →
• The ball hit her right on the shin. tree →
• The boy shinned up the tree to get his kite. tree →
• The shin bone is called the tibia. tree →
• My shins ache after running. tree →

note

Countable. Double n in shinned, shinning. Shin pads (UK) = shin guards (US). Do not confuse with «chin» or «shine». The shin bone has little padding, which is why knocks there hurt so much.

In the corpora

• In the lumpy little valley the Mole trips and falls with a squeal — he's cut his shin.
• O my poor shin!»; the Rat tied it up with his handkerchief.
• Shin pads protect the shins in football.
• Shin pads are worn under the socks at practice and matches, because kicks can hurt or break the shin.
• Shin pads, helmets and mouth guards stop many broken bones and broken teeth.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «shin» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.