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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shin/#m1)

2) To shin up something means to climb it quickly using your arms and legs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shin/#m2)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shin/#x1)
- Footballers wear shin pads. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shin/#x2)
- He got a bruise on his shin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shin/#x3)
- The ball hit her right on the shin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shin/#x4)
- The boy shinned up the tree to get his kite. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shin/#x5)
- The shin bone is called the tibia. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shin/#x6)
- My shins ache after running. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shin/#x7)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/36-willows-ch3-part4-the-door-scraper/0/)
- [O my poor shin!»; the Rat tied it up with his handkerchief.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/36-willows-ch3-part4-the-door-scraper/15/)
- [Shin pads protect the shins in football.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/6-skating-and-sports-safety/14/)
- [Shin pads are worn under the socks at practice and matches, because kicks can hurt or break the shin.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/248-soccer-american-football-and-baseball/7/)
- [Shin pads, helmets and mouth guards stop many broken bones and broken teeth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/248-soccer-american-football-and-baseball/21/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «shin» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shin/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.