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| leg [ leg ] |
noun (plural legs) |
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1. lower limb: a limb that animals and people use for standing, walking, running, or jumping, either including or excluding the foot
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2. supporting pole: a part of an object that looks like a human or animal lower limb and is used for support
  a table leg
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3. clothing for leg: the portion of a piece of clothing that covers all or part of the human leg
a pants leg
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4. meat from animal's or fowl's leg: the meat, including the bone, from the back hindquarter of a four-legged mammal, or from the leg of a bird, that is cooked and eaten as food
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5. branch of object: one of the extensions of a branched or jointed object
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6. section of trip: a part of a trip that is separated from other parts by a period of rest or by a change in direction or the manner of travel
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7. sports relay race portion: one of the parts of a relay race that a single athlete completes
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8. sports portion of sports competition: one of several stages, events, or games that is part of a larger competition but is treated independently of the other parts and has its own winner
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9. sailing sailing completed on one tack: the distance traveled by a sailboat on a single tack
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10. mathematics right-angle side of triangle: either of the two sides of a right triangle that extend from the right angle
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plural noun legs |
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wine trails of wine on side of glass: the vertical trails of wine that cling to the side of a glass after wine has been swirled around in it. The length and movement of these trails are taken as an indication of the wine's body.
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| [13th century. < Old Norse leggr] |
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have legs to be likely to enjoy a sustained period of popularity or success (informal)
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leg it to walk or run (informal)
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not have a leg to stand on to have nothing to justify or support an attitude or position (informal)
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on your last legs on the verge of collapse or breakdown
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pull somebody's leg to tell somebody something untrue in teasing or for fun (informal)
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shake a leg
1. to hurry upusually used as a command
2.
Same as dancev (sense 1) (dated informal)
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stretch your legs to go for a walk after a period of being seated or stationary
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