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Meanings of shin in inglês

português
tíbia
catalão
jarret
espanhol
tibia
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The inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle.

tíbia
espanhol
luchar

Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling.

luchar
Usage of shin in inglês
1
Gallas is recovering from a shin injury; Desailly has a back problem.
The Irish Times
2
This was his thigh; this his shin; this his ankle and foot.
Imajica: Complete Edition
3
They will, for example, scream for passes or adjust their shin pads.
The South African
4
Pounding heart, wavery vision, vague feeling of nausea, burning shin, aching hands.
Unity
5
Bend the left knee and raise that shin perpendicular to the floor.
Climbing Magazine
6
Giant slipped on one of the rocks and barked his left shin.
Guns and Snowshoes; Or, the Winter Outing of the Young Hunters
7
My hand went in and my knee was down on my shin.
A Farewell to Arms
8
The blade was keen, and the guy's shin bone was right there.
61 hours
9
He seemed deaf to reason, so I bit him on the shin.
Shadows in Bronze
10
A fellow ought to be able to shin up the window bars.
Messenger No. 48
11
The story on his back, and on his shin, on his hands.
Complete Books of Blood
12
She kicked him, first on one shin and then on the other.
The Canadian / Photoplay title of The Land of Promise
13
All the couches had sharp edges looking for a shin to bark.
Shadows in Bronze
14
The foot, too, was blue-black, with blue-black streaks up to the shin.
A fierce radiance: a novel
15
Then, in 2009, the team found a human tibia, or shin bone.
Reuters
16
James commented, plopping onto a bench and pulling on his shin guards.
James Potter and the Vault of Destinies
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Translations for shin
português
tíbia
catalão
jarrettíbia
Shin through the time
Shin across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common