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   leg

   /lɛɡ/

   noun

   • 1. each of the limbs on which a person or animal walks and stands: "Adams broke his leg" Similar lower limbshanklimbmembertechnical:crusinformal:stumppegpin
   • ▪ a leg of an animal or bird as food: "a roast leg of lamb"
   • ▪ a part of a garment covering a leg or part of a leg: "his trouser leg"
   • ▪ (with reference to a ball, especially in golf) sufficient momentum to reach the desired point. informal
   • ▪ (with reference to a product or idea) sustained popularity or success: informal "some books have legs, others don't"
   • 2. each of the supports of a chair, table, or other structure: "table legs" Similar uprightsupportpropbraceunderpinningcolumn
   • 3. a section or stage of a journey or process: "the return leg of his journey" Similar partstageportionsegmentsectionbitphasestretchlapstepinstalmentpassagesubdivisionsubsectionjuncture
   • ▪ a run made on a single tack: "an important part of the upwind leg"
   • ▪ (in soccer and other sports) each of two games constituting a round of a competition: "they were defending a 3–0 lead from the first leg"
   • ▪ a section of a relay or other race done in stages: "one leg of its race round the globe"
   • ▪ a single game in a darts match: "he took the first leg with 7 darts"
   • 4. a branch of a forked object.
   • 5. the half of the field (as divided lengthways through the pitch) away from which the batsman's feet are pointed when standing to receive the ball: "he played a lucky stroke to leg"
   • 6. a deferential gesture made by drawing back one leg and bending it while keeping the front leg straight. archaic

   verb

   • 1. travel by foot; walk: informal British "I am part of a team legging it around London"
   • ▪ run away: "he legged it after someone shouted at him"
   • 2. propel (a boat) through a tunnel on a canal by pushing with one's legs against the tunnel roof or sides: historical "a little boy was lying on his back, legging the boat along"

   Word Origin Middle English (superseding shank): from Old Norse leggr (compare with Danish læg ‘calf (of the leg)’), of Germanic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. legger noun

   Scrabble Points: 4

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › legLeg Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word leg, from a limb of an animal or a pole or bar to a side of a triangle or a branch of an object. See synonyms, examples, phrases, and word history of leg.

3. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishleg noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes |...

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word leg in English. Find out the different types of legs, such as body parts, meat, trousers, table legs and sports games, and the common idioms with leg.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Human_legHuman leg - Wikipedia

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   The leg is the entire lower limb of the human body, including the foot, thigh or sometimes even the hip or buttock region. The major bones of the leg are the femur (thigh bone), tibia (shin bone), and adjacent fibula .

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishLEG | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   Learn the meaning of leg as a noun in English, with different senses and usage. Find out how to say leg in different languages and idioms.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › legLEG Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Leg definition: either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.. See examples of LEG used in a sentence.

7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › legleg - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Oct 8, 2024 · A leg is one column of a story. It has two legs if it is set in two columns and three legs if it is set in three columns. Avoid legs longer than 10 inches and shorter than 1 inch.

8. en.bab.la › dictionary › englishLEG - Definition in English - bab.la

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   a section or stage of a journey or process the return leg of his journey (Sailing) a run made on a single tack an important part of the upwind leg (in soccer and other sports) each of two games constituting a round of a competition they were defending a 3–0 lead from the first leg a section of a relay or other race done in stages one leg of ...