leg

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse leggr (Swedish lägg, Danish læg, Icelandic leggur, Norwegian legg).

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leg (plural legs)

  1. The lower limb of a human being or animal that extends from the groin to the ankle.
    Dan won't be able to come to the party, since he broke his leg last week and is now on crutches.
  2. (anatomy) The portion of the lower appendage of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle.
  3. A part of garment, such as a pair of trousers/pants, that covers a leg.
    The left leg of these jeans has a tear.
  4. A stage of a journey, race etc.
    After six days, we're finally in the last leg of our cross-country trip.
  5. (nautical) A distance that a sailing vessel does without changing the sails from one side to the other.
  6. (nautical) One side of a multiple-sided (often triangular) course in a sailing race.
  7. (sports) A single game or match played in a tournament or other sporting contest.
    • 2011 November 11, Rory Houston, “Estonia 0-4 Republic of Ireland”, RTE Sport:
      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 first leg of the qualifying play-off tie in A Le Coq Arena in Tallinn.
  8. One of the two sides of a right triangle that is not the hypotenuse.
  9. A rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object, supporting it from underneath.
  10. (usually used in plural) evidence, the ability of a thing or idea to stick around or persist

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Terms derived from the noun "leg"

[edit] Translations

lower limb from groin to ankle
portion of the lower appendage from knee to ankle
part of garment covering the leg
stage of journey
(nautical) distance done without changing the sails from one side to the other
(nautical) side of a route in a sailing race
game played in a tournament
side in a triangle
supporting protrusion of an inanimate object

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[edit] Verb

leg (third-person singular simple present legs, present participle legging, simple past and past participle legged)

  1. To put a series of three or more options strikes into the stock market.
  2. To remove the legs from an animal carcass.
  3. To build legs onto a platform or stage for support.

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin ligō.

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leg

  1. to tie
  2. I tie.

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse leikr.

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  • IPA: /lɑj/, [lɑjˀ]
  • Homophone: lej

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leg c. (singular definite legen, plural indefinite lege)

  1. play, game
  2. (zoology) spawning (fish)

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    Inflection of leg
common gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative leg legen lege legene
genitive legs legens leges legenes

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leg

  1. first-person singular present indicative of leggen.
  2. imperative of leggen.

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leg

  1. (colloquial) First-person singular present of legen.
  2. Imperative singular of legen.
  3. (colloquial) First-person singular subjunctive I of legen.
  4. (colloquial) Third-person singular subjunctive I of legen.

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leg n. (genitive singular legs, plural leg)

  1. uterus

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declension of leg
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leg legið leg legin
accusative leg legið leg legin
dative legi leginu legum legunum
genitive legs legsins lega leganna

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[edit] Romanian

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leg

  1. first-person singular present tense form of lega.
  2. first-person singular subjunctive form of lega.

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leg

  1. certified, authorized; indicating an authorized medical doctor, not a quack. Abbreviation of legitimerad.

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leg n.

  1. (slang) ID card showing the owner's age; Abbreviation of legitimation.
    jag fick visa leg på systemet
    at the state monopoly liqour store, they asked me to verify my age

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Declension of leg
singular plural
Neuter indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leg legget leg leggen
genitive legs leggets legs leggens

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[edit] Torres Strait Creole

[edit] Etymology

From English leg.

[edit] Noun

leg

  1. lower leg, foot

[edit] Synonyms

  • ngar (western dialect)
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