leg
Definitions
- A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on land.
- leg (lower limb of a human)
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Alternative spelling of leg.. alt-of, alternative, no-plural
- In humans, the lower limb extending from the groin to the ankle.
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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
- The portion of the lower limb of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle.
- A justifiable or logical basis for defense; support: He doesn't have a leg to stand on in this debate.
- A part of garment, such as a pair of trousers/pants, that covers a leg.
- At the end of one's strength or resources; ready to collapse, fail, or die.
- A rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object, such as a piece of furniture, supporting it from underneath.
- 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...
- Something that supports.
- 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...
- A stage of a journey, race etc.
- One of the limbs or appendages that an animal uses for locomotion or support.
- A distance that a sailing vessel does without changing the sails from one side to the other.
- A supporting part resembling a leg in shape or function.
- One side of a multiple-sided (often triangular) course in a sailing race.
- One of the branches of a forked or jointed object.
- A single game or match played in a tournament or other sporting contest.
- The part of a garment, especially of a pair of pants, that covers the leg.
- One of the two sides of a right triangle that is not the hypotenuse.
- Mathematics Either side of a right triangle that is not the hypotenuse.
- One of the two equal sides of an isosceles triangle.
- One of the branches of a hyperbola or other curve which extend outward indefinitely.
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The ability of something to persist or succeed over a long period of time. plural-normally
- A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg.
- 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.
- In a grain elevator, the case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets.
- Denotes the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.
- A branch or lateral circuit connecting an instrument with the main line.
- A branch circuit; one phase of a polyphase system.
- An underlying instrument of a derivatives strategy.
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An army soldier assigned to a paratrooper unit who has not yet been qualified as a paratrooper. US, slang
- A gesture of submission; a bow or curtsey. Chiefly in phrase make a leg.
- A column, as a unit of length of text as laid out.
- Synonym of leg up (“forming a step for a person's feet with one's hands”).
- 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).”
CEFR level
A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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