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1. (n.) leg
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, that support and move the body.
2. leg
the lower limb of a human being from the knee to the ankle.
3. leg
something resembling or suggesting a leg in use, position, or appearance.
4. leg
the part of a garment, boot, or the like that covers the leg.
5. leg
one of usu. several relatively slender supports for a piece of furniture.
6. leg
one of the sides of a forked object, as of a compass or pair of dividers.
7. leg
one of the sides of a triangle other than a base or hypotenuse.
8. leg
one of the distinct sections of any course:
the last leg of a trip.
9. leg
one of a designated number of contests that must be completed successfully before a winner can be determined.
10. leg
one of the stretches or sections of a relay race.
11. leg
the part of a cricket field to the left of and behind the batsman as he faces the bowler or to the right of and behind him if he is left-handed.
12. leg
the fielder playing this part of the field.
13. leg
the position of this fielder.
14. leg
legs,
15. leg
(of a motion picture) the capacity to draw large audiences steadily over a long period.
16. leg
staying power:
The intended bestseller turned out to have no legs.
17. (v.t.) leg
to move or propel (a boat) with the legs.
18. leg
an added advantage, help, or means of encouragement.
19. leg
to tease or deceive someone in fun.
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| Definition of 'leg' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) leg
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
2. (noun) leg
a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion
3. (noun) leg
one of the supports for a piece of furniture
4. (noun) branch, leg, ramification
a part of a forked or branching shape
"he broke off one of the branches"
5. (noun) leg
the limb of an animal used for food
6. (noun) peg, wooden leg, leg, pegleg
a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
7. (noun) leg
a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg
8. (noun) leg
(nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
9. (noun) stage, leg
a section or portion of a journey or course
"then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"
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1. (noun) leg
one of the two parts attached to your feet, that support your body
his right/left leg; to sit with your legs crossed
2. leg
one of the parts of an animal's, bird's, or insect's body that it uses to walk
the dog's front/hind legs; Spiders have eight legs.
3. leg
one of the parts that supports a piece of furniture
a table/chair leg
4. leg
the part of a pair of pants that covers one leg
a rip in the leg of her pants
5. leg
a piece of meat from the leg of an animal
a leg of lamb
6. leg
one part of a trip or race
the first leg of the tour
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| Definition of 'leg' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) leg
a limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and foot
2. (noun) leg
that which resembles a leg in form or use; especially, any long and slender support on which any object rests; as, the leg of a table; the leg of a pair of compasses or dividers
3. (noun) leg
the part of any article of clothing which covers the leg; as, the leg of a stocking or of a pair of trousers
4. (noun) leg
a bow, esp. in the phrase to make a leg; probably from drawing the leg backward in bowing
5. (noun) leg
a disreputable sporting character; a blackleg
6. (noun) leg
the course and distance made by a vessel on one tack or between tacks
7. (noun) leg
an extension of the boiler downward, in the form of a narrow space between vertical plates, sometimes nearly surrounding the furnace and ash pit, and serving to support the boiler; -- called also water leg
8. (noun) leg
the case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets
9. (noun) leg
a fielder whose position is on the outside, a little in rear of the batter
10. (verb) leg
to use as a leg, with it as object
11. (verb) leg
to bow
12. (verb) leg
to run
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| Definition of 'leg' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. leg
The inferior part of the lower extremity between the KNEE and the ANKLE.
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Sense: one of the limbs by which animals and man walk
The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.
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 Bulgarian: крак |
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 Czech: noha |
 German: das Bein |
 Danish: ben |
 Greek: πόδι |
 Spanish: pierna |
 Estonian: jalg, säär |
 Farsi: ساق پا |
 Finnish: jalka |
 French: patte, jambe |
 Hebrew: רֶגֶל |
 Hindi: टांग |
 Croatian: noga |
 Hungarian: láb(szár) |
 Indonesian: kaki |
 Icelandic: (fót)leggur |
 Italian: zampa; gamba |
 Japanese: 脚 |
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 Lithuanian: koja |
 Latvian: kāja |
 Malay: kaki |
 Dutch: been, poot |
 Norwegian: bein |
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 Pashto: د پښه ساق |
 Portuguese: perna |
 Romanian: picior |
 Russian: нога |
 Slovak: noha |
 Slovenian: noga |
 Serbian: noga |
 Swedish: ben |
 Thai: ขา |
 Turkish: bacak |
 Taiwanese: 腿 |
 Ukrainian: нога |
 Urdu: ٹانگ |
 Vietnamese: chân |
 Chinese: 腿 |
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