SHIN

• (noun) the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle

• (noun) the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle

  synonyms : shin bone , shinbone , tibia

• (noun) the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet

• (noun) a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg

  synonyms : shin bone

• (verb) climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

  synonyms : clamber , scramble , shinny , skin , sputter , struggle

  They clambered up the hill. -added by naila_inlas

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