leg meaning
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[lɛɡ] [leɪɡ] [-ɛɡ] 
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- A leg is a weight bearing and locomotive structure, usually having a columnar shape. During locomotion, legs function as "extensible struts".
- As an anatomical animal structure it is used for locomotion. The distal end is often modified to distribute force (such as a foot). Most animals have an even number of legs.
- As a component of furniture it is used for the economy of materials needed to provide the support for the useful surface, the table top or chair seat.
- NounPLlegs
- The lower limb of a human being or animal that extends from the groin to the ankle.
- Dan won't be able to come to the party, since he broke his leg last week and is now on crutches.
- (anatomy) The portion of the lower appendage of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle.
- A part of garment, such as a pair of trousers/pants, that covers a leg.
- The left leg of these jeans has a tear.
- A stage of a journey, race etc.
- After six days, we're finally in the last leg of our cross-country trip.
- (nautical) A distance that a sailing vessel does without changing the sails from one side to the other.
- (nautical) One side of a multiple-sided (often triangular) course in a sailing race.
- (sports) A single game or match played in a tournament or other sporting contest.
- A stunning performance from the Republic of Ireland all but sealed progress to Euro 2012 as they crushed nine-man Estonia 4-0 in the first leg of the qualifying play-off tie in A Le Coq Arena in Tallinn.
- One of the two sides of a right triangle that is not the hypotenuse.
- (geometry) One of the branches of a hyperbola or other curve which extend outward indefinitely.
- A rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object, supporting it from underneath.
- the legs of a chair or table
- (usually used in plural) evidence, the ability for a thing or idea to succeed or persist.
- (Britain, slang, archaic) A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg.
- An extension of a steam boiler downward, in the form of a narrow space between vertical plates, sometimes nearly surrounding the furnace and ash pit, and serving to support the boiler; called also water leg.
- In a grain elevator, the case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets.
- (cricket) A fielder whose position is on the outside, a little in rear of the batter.
- (telephony) A branch or lateral circuit connecting an instrument with the main line.
- (electrical) A branch circuit; one phase of a polyphase system.
- The lower limb of a human being or animal that extends from the groin to the ankle.
- VerbSGlegsPRleggingPT, PPlegged
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- As soon as I heard about the fire I legged it over here as fast as I could.
- Her leg is infected. Still worse, she's developing a fever.
- Go out there and break a leg tonight. Put on a great show!
- Used in the Beginning of Sentence
- Leg tibial spur absent, prolateral pedal spur reduced, retrolateral pedal spur moderate.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- A paraplegic St John's Wood man bled to death after trying to saw off his own legs.
- The restless boy kicked his heels against the chair legs.
- Incredibly, all three of Chelsea's goals in the tie were scored in time added on, while Barcelona enjoyed 72% of possession in both legs.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of leg in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Verbs
- Nouns
- en legal
- en legs
- fr legs
- en legally
- en legislation
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "leg" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb.