FromMiddle English leg legge Old Norse leggr ( “ leg, calf, bone of the arm or leg, hollow tube, stalk ” ) , fromProto-Germanic *lagjaz *lagwijaz ( “ leg, thigh ” ) (see it for more).
Cognate withScots leg ( “ leg ” ) ,Icelandic leggur ( “ leg, limb ” ) ,Norwegian Bokmål legg ( “ leg ” ) ,Norwegian Nynorsk legg ( “ leg ” ) ,Swedish lägg ( “ leg, shank, shaft ” ) ,Danish læg ( “ leg ” ) ,Lombardic lagi ( “ thigh, shank, leg ” ) ,Latin lacertus ( “ limb, arm ” ) ,Persian لنگ ( leng ) . Upon borrowing, mostly displaced the nativeOld English termsċanca Modern English shank
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leg (plural legs
Alimb orappendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on land.Insects have sixlegs .
In humans, the lower limb extending from thegroin to theankle .Dan won't be able to come to the party, since he broke hisleg last week and is now on crutches.
( anatomy ) knee to theankle .A part ofgarment , such as a pair oftrousers /pants , that covers a leg.The leftleg of these jeans has a tear.
Arod -like protrusion from aninanimate object, such as a piece offurniture , supporting it fromunderneath .thelegs of a chair or table
( figurative ) supports .This observation is an importantleg of my argument.
Astage of ajourney ,race etc.After six days, we're finally in the lastleg of our cross-country trip.
( nautical ) distance that asailing vessel does without changing the sails from one side to the other.( nautical ) triangular )course in a sailing race.( sports ) game ormatch played in atournament or other sporting contest.2011 November 11, Rory Houston, “Estonia 0-4 Republic of Ireland”, inRTE Sport [1] 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 firstleg of the qualifying play-off tie in A Le Coq Arena in Tallinn.
( geometry ) right triangle that is not thehypotenuse .( geometry ) isosceles triangle .( geometry ) hyperbola or othercurve whichextend outwardindefinitely .( usually in theplural ) ability of something to persist orsucceed over a long period of time.This proposal has nolegs . Almost everyone opposes it.
2020 February 2, “One is a great guy; the other is good in bed. So who do I choose?”, inThe Guardian [2] I’m trying to go with my head and focus on the first guy, because this could be a relationship withlegs .
( UK , slang , archaic ) disreputable sporting character; ablackleg .An extension of asteam 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 alsowater leg . In agrain elevator , the case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets. ( cricket , attributive ) Denotes thehalf of thefield on the same side as thebatsman 'sleg s; theleft side for aright-handed batsman. Synonym: on Antonym: off Ponsonby-Smythe hit a thumping drive through theleg fielders.
( telephony ) branch orlateral circuit connecting aninstrument with the main line.( electricity ) phase of apolyphase system.( finance ) instrument of aderivatives strategy.( US , slang , military ) 2019 A Vietnam Story , page94 :Which was lower than whale shit in the eyes of any paratrooper; it would have been a disgrace to be aleg .
( archaic ) submission ; abow orcurtsey . Chiefly in phrasemake a leg ( journalism ) column , as a unit of length of text as laid out.2015 Student Journalism & Media Literacy , page266 :Aleg is one column of a story. It has twolegs if it is set in two columns and threelegs if it is set in three columns. Avoidlegs longer than 10 inches and shorter than 1 inch.
Synonym ofleg up ( “ forming a step for a person's feet with one's hands ” ) .1902 The Idler: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine , volume21 , page737 :The street was deserted. We acted quickly. Josiah gave me aleg . I threw my jacket over the broken glass[ …]
( gambling ) bet in aparlay ( a series of bets where the stake and winnings are cumulatively carried forward ) .2020 Sports Betting For Dummies , Hoboken, N.J.:John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ,→ISBN page265 :If oneleg from your 2-way parlay pushes and the other wins, your parlay bet wins and is paid off as if it's a straight bet (paying -110 or whatever the odds were).
leg (third-person singular simple present legs present participle legging simple past and past participle legged
To remove the legs from an animalcarcass . To build legs onto a platform or stage for support. To put a series of three or moreoptions strikes into the stock market. To apply force using the leg (as in 'to leg a horse'). leg (plural not attested )
Alternative spelling ofleg. .leg (notcomparable )
Alternative spelling ofleg. .leg Wikipedia human leg Wikipedia “leg ”, inCollins English Dictionary “leg ”, inLexico Dictionary.com ;Oxford University Press ,2019–2022 “leg ”, inMerriam-Webster Online Dictionary , Springfield, Mass.:Merriam-Webster , 1996–present. “leg ”, inCambridge English Dictionary , Cambridge, Cambridgeshire:Cambridge University Press , 1999–present. FromLatin ligō Romanian lega leg
leg (second-person singular ledz third-person singular leadzi or leadze second-person plural ligats participle ligatã
totie ,bind FromOld Norse leikr Proto-Germanic *laikaz
leg c singular definite legen plural indefinite lege
play ,game ( zoology ) spawning (fish)See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
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imperative oflege leg
neck ;throat Deverbal fromleggen ( “ to lay ” ) .
leg m uncountable nodiminutive )
The act or process oflaying something , particularlyeggs . See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
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inflection ofleggen first-person singular present indicative (in case ofinversion )second-person singular present indicative imperative leg
( colloquial ) first-person singular present oflegen singular imperative oflegen ( colloquial ) first-person singular subjunctive I oflegen ( colloquial ) third-person singular subjunctive I oflegen Back-formation fromleg- ( prefix forming superlative adjectives ) .
leg (plural legek
( chiefly in theplural , informal ) best ,most ( record-setting achievement, property or amount ) a labdarúgáslegjei ―thebest [achievements] of football alegek legje ( singular ) thebest of the best FromEnglish leg ( “ single game or match played in a tournament ” ) .
leg (plural legek
( darts ) leg ( single game played in darts ) leg n genitive singular legs nominative plural leg
uterus Akin toItalian legge Latin lex
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law Akin toItalian leggere Latin legere
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toread FromOld Norse leggr Proto-Germanic *lagjaz
leg plural legges
leg limb shank ,shin leg ( cut of meat ) leg armour Thestem of a wine glass leg
imperative oflege lēġ m
alternative form oflīeġ FromProto-Indo-European *legʰ- Thisetymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
leg n
burial place Zoëga, Geir T. (1910 ), “leg ”, inA Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic , Oxford: Clarendon Press Internet Archive leg
genitive plural oflega leg
first-person singular present indicative / subjunctive lega leg
certified ,authorized ; indicating an authorized medical doctor, not aquack .abbreviation oflegitimerad leg n
( colloquial ) ID card or other means of identification showing the owner's age; anID ;abbreviation oflegitimation Jagfick visa leg på systemet. Iwas carded at Systembolaget. Torres Strait Creole [ edit ] FromEnglish leg
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lower leg ,foot 
