Shinny (original) (raw)

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A simple version of hockey played by children on the streets (or on ice or on a field) using a ball or can as the puck

Synonyms:

shinney; shinny

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("shinny" is a kind of...):

field hockey; hockey (a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved hockey sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net)

II. (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

Synonyms:

clamber; scramble; shin; shinny; skin; sputter; struggle

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "shinny" is one way to...):

climb (move with difficulty, by grasping)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

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