shin: meaning and definitions

The front part of the leg below the knee and above the ankle.

The shinbone.

The lower foreleg in beef cattle. Used of cuts of meat.

To climb (a rope or pole, for example) by gripping and pulling alternately with the hands and legs.

To kick or hit in the shins.

To climb something by shinning it.

To move quickly on foot.

The 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet. See Table at alphabet.