English Dictionary

shin

IPA（発音記号）

/ʃɪn/

動詞

イギリス英語 句動詞 アメリカ英語 俗語

(Britain, as "shin up") 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. / To strike with the shin.

日本語の意味

木やロープなどに手と足を使って、段差なしに登る / 脛で打つ、脛を使って叩く

With no ladder available, he decided to shin the mast to repair the sail.

はしごがなかったので、彼は帆を直すために両腕と両足を交互に使ってマストをよじ登ることにした。

意味（1）

(Britain, as "shin up") 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.

to shin up a mast

意味（2）

To strike with the shin.

The warning signs had been there as Peter Cech had already had to palm away a stinging shot from Ronald Zubar but immediately afterwards the Blues goalkeeper could only watch in horror as defender Boswinga shinned the ball into his own net from Hunt's corner.

意味（3）

(US, slang) To run about borrowing money hastily and temporarily, as when trying to make a payment.

The Senator was shinning around, to get gold for the rascally bank-rags which he was obliged to take.

shins （ present singular third-person ）

shinning （ participle present ）

shinned （ participle past ）

shinned （ past ）