Leg - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion
- one of the supports for a piece of furniture
- a part of a forked or branching shape (syn: branch, ramification)
- the limb of an animal used for food
- a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg (syn: peg, pegleg)
- a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg
- (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
- a section or portion of a journey or course (syn: stage)
Extra examples
He sat on a chair with his legs crossed.
He leaned against the wall with his legs spread so the police could search him.
She broke her leg in a skiing accident.
His legs gave way under him and he fell over.
We had chicken legs for dinner.
Would you like some more leg of lamb?
One leg of the chair is cracked.
We're finally on the last leg of our journey.
He won the first two legs of horse racing.
He is one that cannot make a good leg.
He was now to be seen legging it across the field.
A little boy was legging the boat along.
She fell and broke her leg.
One of the legs on the table was a bit wobbly.
The legs of my jeans were covered in mud.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: leg
he/she/it: legs
present participle: legging
past tense: legged
past participle: legged
singular: leg
plural: legs
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