leg
- Noun:
- A limb used for standing and walking: In humans and many animals, one of the two long parts of the body used for support and locomotion, specifically the part between the hip and the foot.
- A support or pillar: Something that resembles a limb in shape or function, such as one of the vertical supports of a piece of furniture like a table or chair.
- A section or stage: A distinct part of a journey, race, or process.
- A branch or part of a forked structure: One of the projecting parts of an object that divides, such as a branch of a river or a compass point.
Referring to a body part:
- She broke her leg in a skiing accident.
- The horse has a strong, muscular leg.
Referring to furniture support:
- One of the table legs is wobbly.
- He repaired the leg of the antique chair.
Referring to a segment of travel or competition:
- The flight from London to Dubai was the first leg of our trip.
- Our team won the final leg of the relay race.
Referring to a part of clothing:
- There's a hole in the leg of my jeans.
Not have a leg to stand on: To have no evidence or valid arguments to support one's position.
- Without a contract, you don't have a leg to stand on in court.
Pull someone's leg: To tease or joke with someone in a playful way.
- Is he serious about moving to Mars, or is he just pulling my leg?
On one's last legs: To be very tired, worn out, or near the end of viability.
- After the marathon, I was on my last legs.
- That old car is on its last legs.
Shake a leg: An informal way to tell someone to hurry up or to start dancing.
- Shake a leg, or we'll be late for the movie!
Cost an arm and a leg: To be very expensive.
- Getting the car repaired is going to cost an arm and a leg.
Legged (adj): Having legs of a specified kind or number.
- A three-legged stool.
- A long-legged insect.
Legging (n): A tight-fitting garment covering the leg, typically from the waist to the ankle.
- She wore black leggings to the yoga class.
Leggy (adj): Having attractively long legs (often for a person or plant).
- A leggy supermodel.
- The plant became leggy from lack of sunlight.
- Limb: A general term for an arm or leg.
- Support: Something that bears the weight of an object.
- Stage: A distinct phase or period in a process.
- Segment: One of the parts into which something is divided.
- Leg it (informal): To walk or run quickly, especially to escape.
- When the alarm went off, we had to leg it out of there.
Break a leg!: A phrase used to wish someone good luck, especially before a performance.
- You're going to be great in the play. Break a leg!
Stretch one's legs: To go for a walk, especially after sitting for a long time.
- Let's stop at the next rest area so we can stretch our legs.
- a section or portion of a journey or course
- then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise
- (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
- a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg
- a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
- the limb of an animal used for food
- a part of a forked or branching shape
- he broke off one of the branches
- one of the supports for a piece of furniture
- a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion
- a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle