26984 words

leg

13 definitions • 16 examples
1
one of the parts of the body of a human or animal that is used for standing or walking:

Examples:

My legs were tired after so much walking.
He broke his leg skiing.
The horse broke its front leg in the fall.
2
the part of a piece of clothing that you put your leg in:

Examples:

He rolled up his trouser legs and waded into the water.
3
one of the thin vertical parts that support an object:

Examples:

a chair/table leg
4

Examples:

first leg of He has tickets for the first leg of the NCAA Men's Hockey Championship.
last leg of The last leg of the race was Paris to London.
5
in cricket, the left side of the field for a right-handed batter (= the player hitting the ball) or the right side of the field for a left-handed batter:

Examples:

He was trying to play the ball to leg but missed it and was out lbw.
6
to run away especially in order to escape from something:

Examples:

They legged it round the corner when they saw the police coming.
7
one of the parts of a human or animal body that is used for standing or walking, or one of the thin, vertical parts on which a piece of furniture stands:

Examples:

[ C ] He broke his leg skiing.
[ C ] The table has carved legs.
[ U ] We had leg of lamb for dinner.
8
The leg of a piece of clothing is the part you put your leg into.
9
a part of a trip, competition, or activity that has several stages:

Examples:

the last leg of the race
10
either one of the two sides that form the angle of 90° in a right triangle
11
one of the parts of a long journey:

Examples:

the first/final leg On the final leg of the flight we sat in economy class.
12
to not have any way of supporting your opinion or defending your position on something:

Examples:

The State Department doesn't have a leg to stand on if it's going to contradict its own analysis.
13
an idea or suggestion that has legs is considered to be something worth developing further:

Examples:

We're looking at the proposed legislation and we think it's got legs.

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