# shins

Pronunciation: say "SHINZ" /ʃɪnz/

## Noun

1. Plural of shin. — plural of shin
   - Simple: Plural of shin. Use this when you mean more than one shin.
   - _She scraped both shins climbing over the rocky wall._
   - _Soccer players wear pads to protect their shins from hard tackles._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of shin. — third-person singular simple present indicative of shin
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of shin. Use this for he, she, or it climbing now with hands and feet.
   - _He shins up the flagpole every morning to raise the colors._
   - _Whenever the cat gets stuck, she shins up the trunk after it._

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