leg

leg
I UK [leɡ] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "leg":
singular leg plural legs
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1) one of the two parts of your body to which your feet are attached

He's trying to balance on one leg.

She sat down and crossed her legs.

a) [only before noun] relating to your leg

an exercise to strengthen the leg muscles

b) one of the parts of the body of an insect or animal that it uses for walking

The horse kicked its hind legs.

Insects have six legs.

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Collocations:
Adjectives frequently used with leg
▪  bandy, bare, hairy, long, shapely, slender Verbs frequently used with leg as the object ▪  bend, cross, kick, lift, raise, straighten, stretch, swing
2) the part of a piece of clothing that covers one of your legs

There was a dirty mark on his trouser leg.

3) a piece of meat that comes from an animal's leg

roast leg of lamb

4) the part of a piece of furniture such as a table or chair that supports it and raises it off the floor

a stool with three legs

a table leg

5) a part of a journey

the second leg of our journey across the US

the final leg of the band's 30-month World Tour

a) a part of a race

the third leg of a round-the-world yacht race

b) British one of the two matches played between the same two teams that form part of a competition, especially in football
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See:
break I, last I, legs, pull I, shake I, stretch I

II UK [leɡ] / US verb
Word forms "leg":
present tense I/you/we/they leg he/she/it legs present participle legging past tense legged past participle legged

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  • leg — [leg] n. [ME < ON leggr, a leg, limb < IE base * lek , limb > L lacertus, muscle, lacerta, lizard] 1. one of the parts of the body by means of which animals stand and walk, specif., in human beings, a) one of the lower limbs b) Anat. the …   English World dictionary

  • leg — ► NOUN 1) each of the limbs on which a person or animal moves and stands. 2) a long, thin support or prop, especially of a chair or table. 3) a section of a journey, process, or race. 4) (in sport) each of two or more games or stages constituting …   English terms dictionary

  • leg*/*/*/ — [leg] noun [C] 1) one of the parts of a person s or animal s body to which the feet are attached an exercise to strengthen the leg muscles[/ex] She sat down and crossed her legs.[/ex] 2) the part of a piece of clothing that covers one of your… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • legʷh- —     legʷh     English meaning: light (adj.)     Deutsche Übersetzung: “leicht in Bewegung and Gewicht”, verbal ‘sich leicht, flink bewegen”     Note: nasalized lengʷh     Material: 1. O.Ind. laghu , ved. raghu “rash, hasty, light, small”, compar …   Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

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  • leg-1 —     leg 1     English meaning: to drip, ooze, flow out     Deutsche Übersetzung: “tröpfeln, sickern, zergehen”     Material: Arm. lič ‘swamp, marsh” (*lēgi̯ ü); O.Ir. legaim “löse mich auf, zergehe, schmelze”, fo llega “(die ink) running from”,… …   Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

  • leĝ- —     leĝ     English meaning: to gather     Deutsche Übersetzung: “zusammenlesen, sammeln”     Material: Gk. λέγω ‘sammle, lese together, zähle, rede, say”, καταλέγω “verzeichne”, συλλογή ‘sammlung”, ἐκλογή “Auswahl”, λόγος, λέξις “ discourse “,… …   Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

  • Leg — (l[e^]g), v. t. To use as a leg, with it as object: (a) To bow. [Obs.] (b) To run. [Low] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • leg. — leg. 〈Abk. für ital.〉 legato * * * leg. = ↑ legato. * * * leg. = legato …   Universal-Lexikon

  • leg-up — leg ,up noun singular 1. ) INFORMAL if you give someone a leg up, you help them to make progress, especially in their career 2. ) if you give someone a leg up, you help them climb something by letting them put their foot in your hands and then… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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