verb
- climbed up something by gripping with the hands and legs
Usage: past tense of ‘shin’
Examples
- He shinned up the tree to rescue the cat.
- The boy shinned up the rope during gym class.
- She quickly shinned up the pole to reach the flag.
- The sailor shinned up the mast to fix the rigging.
- They shinned up the fence to get into the yard.
- He shinned down the drainpipe to escape.