leg

A1
Pronunciation
/leɪɡ/
/lɛɡ/
/lɛɡ/
Noun
24 definition(s)
1 Definition

A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion.

Example Sentences
  • {{ux|en|Insects have six legs.}
2 Definition

In humans, the lower limb extending from the groin to the ankle.

Example Sentences
  • Dan won't be able to come to the party, since he broke his leg last week and is now on crutches.
3 Definition

The portion of the lower limb of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle.

4 Definition

A part of garment, such as a pair of trousers/pants, that covers a leg.

Example Sentences
  • The left leg of these jeans has a tear.
5 Definition

A rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object, supporting it from underneath.

Example Sentences
  • the legs of a chair or table
6 Definition

Something that supports.

Example Sentences
  • This observation is an important leg of my argument.
7 Definition

A stage of a journey, race etc.

Example Sentences
  • After six days, we're finally in the last leg of our cross-country trip.
8 Definition

A distance that a sailing vessel does without changing the sails from one side to the other.

9 Definition

One side of a multiple-sided (often triangular) course in a sailing race.

10 Definition

A single game or match played in a tournament or other sporting contest.

11 Definition

One of the two sides of a right triangle that is not the hypotenuse.

12 Definition

One of the branches of a hyperbola or other curve which extend outward indefinitely.

13 Definition

(usually used in plural) The ability of something to persist or succeed over a long period of time.

Example Sentences
  • This proposal has no legs. Almost everyone opposes it.
14 Definition

A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg.

15 Definition

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.

16 Definition

In a grain elevator, the case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets.

17 Definition

Denotes the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.

Synonyms
on
Antonyms
off
Example Sentences
  • Ponsonby-Smythe hit a thumping drive through the leg fielders.
18 Definition

A branch or lateral circuit connecting an instrument with the main line.

19 Definition

A branch circuit; one phase of a polyphase system.

20 Definition

An underlying instrument of a derivatives strategy.

21 Definition

An army soldier assigned to a paratrooper unit who has not yet been qualified as a paratrooper.

22 Definition

A gesture of submission; a bow or curtsey. Chiefly in phrase make a leg.

23 Definition

A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws.

24 Definition

A legislative building.

Verb
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

To remove the legs from an animal carcass.

2 Definition

To build legs onto a platform or stage for support.

3 Definition

To put a series of three or more options strikes into the stock market.

4 Definition

To apply force using the leg (as in 'to leg a horse').

Adjective
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws; lawmaking

Example Sentences
  • Although enormously influential in shaping the laws of the land, The House of Lords are not actually a legislative body.