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leg - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'leg' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Leg [ n.]
- 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.
- 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.
- The part of any article of clothing which covers the leg; as, the leg of a stocking or of a pair of trousers.
- A bow, esp. in the phrase to make a leg; probably from drawing the leg backward in bowing.
- A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg.
- The course and distance made by a vessel on one tack or between tacks.
- 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.
- The case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets.
- A fielder whose position is on the outside, a little in rear of the batter.
2 . Leg [ v. t.]
- To use as a leg, with it as object
- To bow.
- To run.

Meaning of 'leg' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . leg [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a part of a forked or branching shape
Example in sentence:
  • he broke off one of the branches
Meaning (2):
- a section or portion of a journey or course
Example in sentence:
  • then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise