Meaning of leg | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on land.
2. leg (lower limb of a human)
3. Alternative spelling of leg..
   alt-of, alternative, no-plural
4. In humans, the lower limb extending from the groin to the ankle.
5. To go on foot; walk or run. Often used with the indefinite it: Because we missed the bus, we had to leg it across town.
   it
6. The portion of the lower limb of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle.
7. A justifiable or logical basis for defense; support: He doesn't have a leg to stand on in this debate.
8. A part of garment, such as a pair of trousers/pants, that covers a leg.
9. At the end of one's strength or resources; ready to collapse, fail, or die.
10. A rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object, such as a piece of furniture, supporting it from underneath.
11. a long-legged girl; a four-legged animal. benig ذو أرجُل с ... крака de pernas -nohý ...-beinig -benet; med ben -ποδος (ως β΄ συνθ.) de ... piernas/patas säärtega, jalgadega پسوند به معنی داشتن پا با خصوصیتی خاص -jalkainen à/aux... jambes (...) בַּעַל רַגלָיִים - टांग वाला -nožni lábú berkaki -fættur a (...) gambe －足の 다리가 …인 -kojis -kājains berkaki -benig beint -nogi, –nożny هم صفته دخصوصياتو له انده de pernas cu (...) picioare (...) -ногий -nohý z (...) nogami -nog -bent ขา ... ayaklı 有...腿的...
12. Something that supports.
    figuratively
13. to try as a joke to make someone believe something which is not true. You haven't really got a black mark on your face – he's only pulling your leg. sy been trek يَخْدَع بالمُزاح، يَضحَك على مُمازِحاً майтапя се с brincar com tahat za nohu auf den Arm nehmen gøre grin med; lave sjov med δουλεύω, πειράζω κπ. tomar el pelo a alguien ninapidi vedama دست انداختن vetää höplästä faire marcher qqn “לִמתוֹחַ” बनाना, मूर्ख बनाना zadirkivati ugrat vkit mengecoh teyma e-n á asnaeyrunum (cercare di darla...
14. A stage of a journey, race etc.
15. One of the limbs or appendages that an animal uses for locomotion or support.
16. A distance that a sailing vessel does without changing the sails from one side to the other.
17. A supporting part resembling a leg in shape or function.
18. One side of a multiple-sided (often triangular) course in a sailing race.
19. One of the branches of a forked or jointed object.
20. A single game or match played in a tournament or other sporting contest.
21. The part of a garment, especially of a pair of pants, that covers the leg.
22. One of the two sides of a right triangle that is not the hypotenuse.
23. Mathematics Either side of a right triangle that is not the hypotenuse.
    Mathematics
24. One of the two equal sides of an isosceles triangle.
25. One of the branches of a hyperbola or other curve which extend outward indefinitely.
26. The ability of something to persist or succeed over a long period of time.
    plural-normally
27. A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg.
    UK, archaic, slang
28. An extension of a steam 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.
29. In a grain elevator, the case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets.
30. Denotes the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.
    attributive
31. A branch or lateral circuit connecting an instrument with the main line.
32. A branch circuit; one phase of a polyphase system.
33. An underlying instrument of a derivatives strategy.
34. An army soldier assigned to a paratrooper unit who has not yet been qualified as a paratrooper.
    US, slang
35. A gesture of submission; a bow or curtsey. Chiefly in phrase make a leg.
    archaic
36. A column, as a unit of length of text as laid out.
37. Synonym of leg up (“forming a step for a person's feet with one's hands”).
38. An individual bet in a parlay (a series of bets where the stake and winnings are cumulatively carried forward).

Equivalents

Examples

“Insects have six legs.”

“Dan won't be able to come to the party, since he broke his leg last week and is now on crutches.”

“The left leg of these jeans has a tear.”

“the legs of a chair or table”

“This observation is an important leg of my argument.”

“After six days, we're finally in the last leg of our cross-country trip.”

“A stunning performance from the Republic of Ireland all but sealed progress to Euro 2012 as they crushed nine-man Estonia 4-0 in the first leg of the qualifying play-off tie in A Le Coq Arena in Tallinn.”

“This proposal has no legs. Almost everyone opposes it.”

“I’m trying to go with my head and focus on the first guy, because this could be a relationship with legs.”

“Ponsonby-Smythe hit a thumping drive through the leg fielders.”

“Which was lower than whale shit in the eyes of any paratrooper; it would have been a disgrace to be a leg.”

“Hickman came in, making his legs, and stroking his cravat and ruffles.”

“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.”

“The street was deserted. We acted quickly. Josiah gave me a leg. I threw my jacket over the broken glass […]”

“If one leg from your 2-way parlay pushes and the other wins, your parlay bet wins and is paid off as if it's a straight bet (paying -110 or whatever the odds were).”

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