Leg

Meaning

Noun

●

In Animal body parts:

A

or

that an

for support or

on land.

●

In

, the lower

from the

to the ankle.

●

In Anatomy, Animal body parts, Limbs & People:

The

of the lower

of a human that

from the

to the ankle.

●

A part of

, such as a

of trousers/pants, that

a leg.

●

A rod-like

from an

, such as a

piece of furniture

,

it from underneath.

●

Something that supports.

●

A

of a

,

etc.

●

In Nautical:

A

that a

the

from

to the other.

●

In Nautical:

One

of a multiple-sided (often

)

in a

race.

●

In Sports:

A

or

in a

or other

contest.

●

In Geometry:

One of the two

of a

that is not the hypotenuse.

●

In Geometry:

One of the

of a

or other

which

indefinitely.

●

The ability of

or

over a long

of time.

●

In British English & People:

A

; a blackleg.

●

In Cuts of meat:

An

of a

, in the form of a

between

, sometimes

the

and

, and

to support the

; called also water leg.

●

In Cuts of meat:

In a

, the case

the lower part of the

which

the buckets.

●

In Cricket & People:

Denotes the

of the

on the same

as the batsman's

; the

for a

batsman.

●

In Telephony:

A

or

an

with the main line.

●

A

; one

of a

system.

●

In Finance:

An

of a

strategy.

●

In American English & Military:

An

to a

who has

been

as a

.

●

A

of

; a

or

. Chiefly in

make a leg.

●

In Mass media:

A

, as a

of

of

as

out.

●

Alternative

of leg.

Verb

●

To

the

from an

carcass.

●

To

onto a

or

for support.

●

To

a

of three or more

into the

market.

●

To

using the

(

'to

a horse').

Adj

●

Alternative

of leg.

Sourced from

Origin

leg

English

leg

Middle English (1100-1500)

leggr

Old Norse

Sourced from

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