Leg Definition

lĕg
legged, legging, legs
noun
legs
One of the limbs or appendages that an animal uses for locomotion or support.
American Heritage Medicine
One of the parts of the body by means of which animals stand and walk, specif., in human beings,
Webster's New World
A cut of meat consisting of the leg or its lower part.
Webster's New World
Anything that resembles a leg in shape or use.
Webster's New World
The part of slacks, a stocking, etc. that covers the leg.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
legged, legging, legs
To walk or run.
Webster's New World

To put a series of three or more options strikes into the stock market.

Wiktionary

To remove the legs from an animal carcass.

Wiktionary
To build legs onto a platform or stage for support.
Wiktionary
abbreviation
Legate.
American Heritage
Legal.
Webster's New World
Legato.
Webster's New World
Legislative.
Webster's New World
Legislature.
Webster's New World
idiom
a leg to stand on
  • A justifiable or logical basis for defense; support:

    He doesn't have a leg to stand on in this debate.

American Heritage
a leg up
  • The act or an instance of assisting; a boost.
  • A position of advantage; an edge:

    We have a leg up on the competition.

American Heritage
on (one's) last legs
  • At the end of one's strength or resources; ready to collapse, fail, or die.
American Heritage
get up on one's hind legs
  • to become assertive, belligerent, etc.
Webster's New World
not have a leg to stand on
  • to have absolutely no defense, excuse, or justification
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Leg

Noun

Singular:
leg
Plural:
legs, shin-pads

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Leg

Origin of Leg

  • From Middle English leg, from Old Norse leggr (“leg, calf, bone of the arm or leg, hollow tube, stalk"), from Proto-Germanic *lagjaz, *lagwijaz (“leg, thigh"), from Proto-Indo-European *(ǝ)lak-, *lÄ“k- (“leg; the main muscle of the arm or leg"). Cognate with Scots leg (“leg"), Icelandic leggur (“leg, limb"), Norwegian legg (“leg"), Swedish lägg (“leg, shank, shaft"), Danish læg (“leg"), Lombardic lagi (“thigh, shank, leg"), Latin lacertus (“limb, arm"), Persian لنگ (leng).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old Norse leggr

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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