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  • 41leg — leg1 W1S1 [leg] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(body part)¦ 2¦(meat)¦ 3¦(furniture)¦ 4¦(clothing)¦ 5¦(journey/race)¦ 6¦(sport)¦ 7 not have a leg to stand on 8 get your leg over 9 have legs ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 42leg — /lɛg / (say leg) noun 1. one of the members or limbs which support and move the human or animal body. 2. this part of an animal, especially lamb or veal, used as meat to roast, bake, etc. 3. that part of the limb between the knee and the ankle. 4 …

  • 43leg — legless, adj. leglike, adj. /leg/, n., v., legged, legging. n. 1. either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body. 2. Anat. the lower limb of a… …

    Universalium

  • 44leg — 1 /leg/ noun 1 BODY PART (C) either of the two long parts of your body that your feet are joined to, or a similar part on an animal or insect: Angie broke her leg skiing. | A spider has 8 legs. | She s got long skinny legs. 2 FOOD (C, U) the leg… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 45leg — I UK [leɡ] / US noun [countable] Word forms leg : singular leg plural legs *** 1) one of the two parts of your body to which your feet are attached He s trying to balance on one leg. She sat down and crossed her legs. a) [only before noun]… …

    English dictionary

  • 46leg — leg1 [ leg ] noun count *** ▸ 1 part of body ▸ 2 clothing covering leg ▸ 3 meat from animal leg ▸ 4 part of furniture ▸ 5 part of trip/race ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) one of the two parts of your body to which your feet are attached: He s trying to balance …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 47Leg — For other uses, see Leg (disambiguation). Diagram of an insect leg A leg is a weight bearing and locomotive structure, usually having a columnar shape. During locomotion, legs function as extensible struts [1] the combination of movements at all… …

    Wikipedia

  • 48leg — [[t]le̱g[/t]] ♦♦ legs, legging, legged 1) N COUNT: usu poss N A person or animal s legs are the long parts of their body that they use to stand on. He was tapping his walking stick against his leg. Derived words: legged [[t] legɪd[/t]] COMB in… …

    English dictionary

  • 49leg — n. 1) to bend; cross; kick; lift, raise; lower; spread; straighten; stretch one s legs 2) a game, gammy (BE) ( lame ) leg 3) an artificial, wooden leg 4) (an animal s) front; hind legs 5) (misc.) he doesn t have a leg to stand on ( he has no… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 50leg — {{11}}leg (n.) late 13c., from a Scandinavian source akin to O.N. leggr leg, bone of the arm or leg, from P.Gmc. *lagjaz, with no certain ulterior connections, perhaps from a PIE root meaning to bend [Buck]. Cf. Ger. Bein leg, in O.H.G. bone, leg …

    Etymology dictionary