Etymology : Middle English, from Old Norse leggr
Pronunciation : 'leg
also 'lAg
Function : noun
Date : 14th century
1. one of the two or four limbs that support and move an animal or human; part of the lower limb of a human from the knee to the ankle; something which resembles a leg; section of a garment which covers the leg; section of a course or journey. move quickly, run (Slang); go by foot. leg\leg\ (l&ebreve;g), n. [icel. leggr; akin to dan. l?g calf of the leg, sw. l?gg.].
2. a limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and foot.
3. that which resembles a leg in form or use; especially, any long and slender support on which any object rests; as, the leg of a table; the leg of a pair of compasses or dividers.
4. the part of any article of clothing which covers the leg; as, the leg of a stocking or of a pair of trousers.
5. a bow, esp. in the phrase to make a leg; probably from drawing the leg backward in bowing. [obs.] he that will give a cap and make a leg in thanks for a favor he never received.
6. a disreputable sporting character; a blackleg. [slang, eng.].
7. (naut.) the course and distance made by a vessel on one tack or between tacks.
8. (steam boiler) an extension of the 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.
9. (grain elevator) the case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets.
10. (cricket) a fielder whose position is on the outside, a little in rear of the batter.
11. A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and foot.
12. That which resembles a leg in form or use; especially, any long and slender support on which any object rests; as, the leg of a table; the leg of a pair of compasses or dividers.
13. The part of any article of clothing which covers the leg; as, the leg of a stocking or of a pair of trousers.
14. A bow, esp. in the phrase to make a leg; probably from drawing the leg backward in bowing.
15. A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg.
16. The course and distance made by a vessel on one tack or between tacks.
17. An extension of the 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.
18. The case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets.
19. A fielder whose position is on the outside, a little in rear of the batter.
20. To use as a leg, with it as object To bow.
21. To run.
22. Either side of a triangle of a triangle as distinguished from the base or, in a right triangle, from the hypotenuse; also, an indefinitely extending branch of a curve, as of a hyperbola.
23. A branch or lateral circuit connecting an instrument with the main line.
24. A branch circuit; one phase of a polyphase system. the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack cloth covering consisting of the part of a garment that covers the leg one of the supports for a piece of furniture a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part between the knee and ankle a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion the limb of an animal used for food.
25. 1. 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. + -legged -legged Her name was Sheila, a long-legged blonde. a large four-legged animal.
26. The legs of a pair of trousers are the parts that cover your legs. He moved on through wet grass that soaked his trouser legs.
27. A leg of lamb, pork, chicken, or other meat is a piece of meat that consists of the animal's or bird's leg, especially the thigh. a chicken leg. a leg of mutton.
28. The legs of a table, chair, or other piece of furniture are the parts that rest on the floor and support the furniture's weight. His ankles were tied to the legs of the chair + -legged -legged a three-legged stool.
29. A leg of a long journey is one part of it, usually between two points where you stop. The first leg of the journey was by boat to Lake Naivasha in Kenya.
30. A leg of a sports competition is one of a series of games that are played to find an overall winner. They will televise both legs of Leeds' European Cup clash with Rangers.
31. If you say that something or someone is on their last legs, you mean that the period of time when they were successful or strong is ending. This relationship is on its last legs.
32. If you are pulling someone's leg, you are teasing them by telling them something shocking or worrying as a joke. Of course I won't tell them; I was only pulling your leg.
33. If you say that someone does not have a leg to stand on, or hasn't got a leg to stand on, you mean that a statement or claim they have made cannot be justified or proved. It's only my word against his, I know. So I don't have a leg to stand on.
34. an arm and a leg: see:
arm with your tail between your legs: see tail. legged legging leg it to run in order to escape from someone or something. In a biped, the lower limb, jointed at the knee, supporting the body and used for walking and running. Its bones are the femur (thighbone), the longest bone in the human body; patella (kneecap); tibia (shin); and fibula. The biceps muscle of the thigh bends the leg; the quadriceps straightens it.
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