3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Shin \Shin\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shinned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shinning}.] 1. To climb a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like; -- used with up; as, to shin up a mast. [Slang] [1913 Webster] 2. To run about borrowing money hastily and temporarily, as for the payment of one's notes at the bank. [Slang, U.S.] --Bartlett. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: shin n 1: the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle 2: a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg 3: the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet 4: the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle [syn: {tibia}, {shinbone}] v : climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: {clamber}, {scramble}, {shinny}, {skin}, {struggle}, {sputter}] [also: {shinning}, {shinned}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: shinned See {shin}
Powered by Blog Dictionary [BlogDict]
Kindly supported by
Vaffle Invitation Code
Get a Freelance Job - Outsource Your Projects | Threadless Coupon
All rights
reserved. (2008-2024)