shinny
verb[I+ adv/prep]
USuk/ˈʃɪn.i/us/ˈʃɪn.i/toclimbsmoothlyup, down, or along something byholdingittightlywithyourarmsandlegs:
People shinnied uptelegraphpoles,clamberedontorooftopsandevenswarmedthefieldtowatchgames.
Sheattemptedto shinny along aledgeto get in through thewindow.
to move onto or towards the top of something
- climbIt was an effort to climb the stairs.
- ascendShe ascended the podium and began to speak.
- scaleHe claims to have scaled every peak of the Himalayas.
- mountThe cowboy mounted his horse and rode off into the sunset.
- Treeclimbersshinnied up thetree.
- Theprisonergave himself 11minutesto make his way through thewindow, shinny down adrainpipe,climbafenceanddisappear.
- It gave thethiefthechanceto shinny down the back of thetrailer,leavingfootprintsbehind on thereardoors.
Moving upwards
- ascend
- ascension
- ascent
- be on an upward/downward trajectoryidiom
- bristle
- clamber
- come
- come up
- heave
- hoick
- levitate
- levitation
- mount
- pull
- rear
- rise
- scale
- scramble
- soar
- soaring
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