shin

(noun) the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle.

(noun) a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg. Synonyms: shin bone.

(noun) the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

(noun) the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle. Synonyms: tibia, shinbone, shin bone.

(verb) climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling. Synonyms: clamber, scramble, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter.