shinned
Went up gripping
Shinned is the past tense of shin, meaning to climb by gripping with the arms and legs: He shinned up the drainpipe and through the window.
The verb comes from using the shins—the front of the lower legs—to grip while ascending.
Almost always followed by up.
movement
Mixed into disorder
- clamberedClimbed laboriously using limbs
- hoistedLifted with effort
- hauledTransported with effort
- shimmiedShook body rhythmically
gripped · pulled · climbed · scaled · ascended · quick · agile · nimble
climbing
Mix into disorder
scrambled
Mixed into disorder
shimmied · gripped · pulled · climbed · scaled · ascended · quick · agile · nimble · athletic
scramble
Mix into disorder
climb · tree · pole · rope · wall · fence · shimmy · grip · hoist · pull
bruise
Discolored tissue injury
knock · whack · strike · hit · barked · gash · welt · contusion · tender · sore