Definition of "shin" [shin]

• The front part of the leg below the knee and above the ankle. (noun)
• The shinbone. (noun)
• The lower foreleg in beef cattle. Used of cuts of meat. (noun)
• To climb (a rope or pole, for example) by gripping and pulling alternately with the hands and legs. (verb-transitive)
• To kick or hit in the shins. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "For this stupidity I received a couple of stitches on my left knee, my shin is a giant scab, and my right thigh looks as if someone took a baseball bat to it."
• "New product is what we call shin kicking, it gets the kids to say to mom "I have to get into Build-A-Bear" and then we need something for mom, whether that's a strong promotion, whether that's a bundling opportunity, whether it's some kind of limited edition."
• "A scar on my shin is from when I pedaled without holding the handlebars and I fell off my red Schwinn with the fat tires, the little straw basket, and the tinkly bell."