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SHINNY
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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
