What does LEG mean?
Definitions for LEG
lɛgleg
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Princeton's WordNet
legnoun
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
legnoun
a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion
legnoun
one of the supports for a piece of furniture
branch, leg, ramificationnoun
a part of a forked or branching shape
"he broke off one of the branches"
legnoun
the limb of an animal used for food
peg, wooden leg, leg, peglegnoun
a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
legnoun
a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg
legnoun
(nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
stage, legnoun
a section or portion of a journey or course
"then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"
Wiktionary
legnoun
The lower limb of a human being or animal that extends from the groin to the ankle.
Dan won't be able to come to the party, since he broke his leg last week and is now on crutches.
legnoun
The portion of the lower appendage of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle.
legnoun
A part of garment, such as a pair of trousers/pants, that covers a leg.
The left leg of these jeans has a tear.
legnoun
A stage of a journey, race etc.
After six days, we're finally in the last leg of our cross-country trip.
legnoun
A distance that a sailing vessel does without changing the sails from one side to the other.
legnoun
One side of a multiple-sided (often triangular) course in a sailing race.
legnoun
A single game or match played in a tournament or other sporting contest.
legnoun
One of the two sides of a right triangle that is not the hypotenuse.
legnoun
A rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object, supporting it from underneath.
legverb
To put a series of three or more options strikes into the stock market.
legverb
To remove the legs from an animal carcass.
legverb
To build legs onto a platform or stage for support.
legnoun
evidence, the ability of a thing or idea to stick around or persist
legnoun
Plural form of legman.
Etymology: From leggr (Swedish lägg, Danish læg, Icelandic leggur, Norwegian legg).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Legnoun
Etymology: leg, Danish; leggur, Islandick.
They haste; and what their tardy feet deny’d,
The trusty staff, their better leg, supply’d. Dryden.Purging comfits, and ants eggs,
Had almost brought him off his legs. Hudibras.Such intrigues people cannot meet with, who have nothing but legs to carry them. Joseph Addison, Guardian.
At court, he that cannot make a leg, put off his cap, kiss his hand, and say nothing, has neither leg, hands, lip, nor cap. William Shakespeare, All’s well that ends well.
Their horses never give a blow,
But when they make a leg, and bow. Hudibras, p. iii.If the boy should not put off his hat, nor make legs very gracefully, a dancing-master will cure that defect. John Locke.
He made his leg, and went away. Jonathan Swift.
Persons of their fortune and quality could well have stood upon their own legs, and needed not to lay in for countenance and support. Jeremy Collier, of Friendship.
Wikipedia
leg
Lea Green railway station is in St Helens, Merseyside, England, three miles south of the town centre near the suburb of Clock Face. The station is on the electrified northern route of the two Liverpool to Manchester lines, 10+3⁄4 miles (17 km) east of Liverpool Lime Street. Northern Trains operates the station with Merseytravel sponsorship displaying Merseytravel signs. Constructed in 2000, the station has a park and ride car park fitted with charging points for electrically-powered vehicles, a modern CCTV security system and a booking office at street level.
ChatGPT
leg
A leg is a limb used for locomotion or support on any object or animal, typically referring to the lower extremities of a human or animal which extend from the hip or pelvis to the foot. In inanimate objects, such as furniture, a leg is the vertical or inclined support extending from the bottom.
Webster Dictionary
Legnoun
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
Legnoun
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
Legnoun
the part of any article of clothing which covers the leg; as, the leg of a stocking or of a pair of trousers
Legnoun
a bow, esp. in the phrase to make a leg; probably from drawing the leg backward in bowing
Legnoun
a disreputable sporting character; a blackleg
Legnoun
the course and distance made by a vessel on one tack or between tacks
Legnoun
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
Legnoun
the case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets
Legnoun
a fielder whose position is on the outside, a little in rear of the batter
Legverb
to use as a leg, with it as object
Legverb
to bow
Legverb
to run
Etymology: [Icel. leggr; akin to Dan. lg calf of the leg, Sw. lgg.]
Wikidata
Leg
A leg is a weight bearing and locomotive structure, usually having a columnar shape. During locomotion, legs function as "extensible struts". The combination of movements at all joints can be modeled as a single, linear element capable of changing length and rotating about an omnidirectional "hip" joint. As an anatomical animal structure it is used for locomotion. The distal end is often modified to distribute force. Most animals have an even number of legs. As a component of furniture it is used for the economy of materials needed to provide the support for the useful surface, the table top or chair seat.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Leg
leg, n. one of the limbs by which animals walk: a long, slender support of anything, as of a table: (fig.) something that supports: in cricket, that part of the field, or that fielder, to the left of and behind the batsman as he faces the bowler.—v.i. to pass on briskly, often with indef. it.—ns. Leg′-bail (see Bail); Leg′-bus′iness, ballet-dancing; Leg′-bye, in cricket, a run made when the ball touches any part of the batsman's person except his hand.—adj. Legged, having legs.—ns. Leg′ging, an outer and extra gaiter-like covering for the legs; Leg′gism, character of a blackleg.—adj. Leg′gy, having disproportionately long and lank legs.—n. Leg′-ī′ron, a fetter for the leg.—adj. Leg′less, without legs.—Change the leg (of a horse), to change the gait; Feel one's legs (of an infant), to begin to support one's self on the legs; Find one's legs, to become habituated to, to attain ease in; Give a leg to, to assist by supporting the leg; In high leg, in great excitement; Make a leg (Shak.), to make a bow; On one's last legs (see Last); On one's legs, standing, esp. to speak; Upon its legs, in an independent position. [Ice. leggr, a leg; Dan. læg, Sw. lägg.]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Leg
The inferior part of the lower extremity between the KNEE and the ANKLE.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
leg
The run made on a single tack. Long and short legs (see TACK AND HALF-TACK).
Editors Contribution
leg
A limb in the body of a human being or animal.
We are so grateful to have our legs.
Submitted by MaryC on April 18, 2020
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Rank popularity for the word 'LEG' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2066
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Rank popularity for the word 'LEG' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1387
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Rank popularity for the word 'LEG' in Nouns Frequency: #373
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of LEG in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of LEG in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of LEG in a Sentence
He has 15 staples in his head, stitches in one leg, the other knee is immobilized.
When you think about it -- two friends together -- one jumps in the way of a bullet to save her friend's life, the other, even though she was shot in the leg, she had the presence of mind to pull the fire alarm and in the process saved other people's lives.
I keep that last leg brace today on my desk as a reminder of where I have come from.
That's a clear, absolutely 100 % red card. Very often you can not see clearly or whatever but in this situation, if Andy Robertson's foot is on the ground, Andy Robertson.Immediately leg is broken, i think we all agree on that. But luckily for both, he was in the air. It's still a red card but the ref saw it differently.
It hit him on the shin and shattered everything there down on his leg.
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