leg
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English[edit]
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Alternative forms[edit]
- legge (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
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-, *lēk- (“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).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /lɛɡ/
- (some US dialects) IPA(key): /leɪg/[1]
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Noun[edit]
leg (plural legs)
- 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.
- (anatomy) The portion of the lower appendage of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle.
- A part of garment, such as a pair of trousers/pants, that covers a leg.
- The left leg of these jeans has a tear.
- A stage of a journey, race etc.
- After six days, we're finally in the last leg of our cross-country trip.
- (nautical) A distance that a sailing vessel does without changing the sails from one side to the other.
- (nautical) One side of a multiple-sided (often triangular) course in a sailing race.
- (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.
- 2011 November 11, Rory Houston, “Estonia 0-4 Republic of Ireland”, RTE Sport:
- One of the two sides of a right triangle that is not the hypotenuse.
- A rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object, supporting it from underneath.
- the legs of a chair or table
- (usually used in plural) evidence, the ability of a thing or idea to stick around or persist
- (UK, slang, archaic) A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg.
- An extension of a steam 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.
- In a grain elevator, the case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets.
- (cricket) A fielder whose position is on the outside, a little in rear of the batter.
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from the noun "leg"
Translations[edit]
lower limb from groin to ankle
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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
game played in a tournament
side in a triangle
supporting protrusion of an inanimate object
See also[edit]
Verb[edit]
leg (third-person singular simple present legs, present participle legging, simple past and past participle legged)
- To put a series of three or more options strikes into the stock market.
- To remove the legs from an animal carcass.
- To build legs onto a platform or stage for support.
Derived terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
References[edit]
Aromanian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin ligō. Compare Daco-Romanian lega, leg.
Verb[edit]
leg (past participle ligatã)
Related terms[edit]
Danish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
leg c (singular definite legen, plural indefinite lege)
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of leg
Etymology 2[edit]
Imperative form of lege, from Old Norse leika.
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
leg
Anagrams[edit]
German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Verb[edit]
leg
- (colloquial)First-person singular present of legen.
- Imperative singular of legen.
- (colloquial)First-person singular subjunctive I of legen.
- (colloquial)Third-person singular subjunctive I of legen.
Icelandic[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
leg n (genitive singular legs, nominative plural leg)
- uterus
- indefinite accusative singular of leg
- indefinite nominative plural of leg
- indefinite accusative plural of leg
Declension[edit]
declension of leg
Derived terms[edit]
Romanian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
leg
- first-person singular present tense form of lega.
- first-person singular subjunctive form of lega.
Swedish[edit]
Abbreviation[edit]
leg
- certified, authorized; indicating an authorized medical doctor, not a quack. Abbreviation of legitimerad.
Noun[edit]
leg n
- (slang) ID card showing the owner's age; Abbreviation of legitimation.
- jag fick visa leg på systemet
- at the state monopoly liquor store, they asked me to verify my age
- jag fick visa leg på systemet
Declension[edit]
Declension of leg
See also[edit]
Torres Strait Creole[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
leg
Synonyms[edit]
- ngar (western dialect)
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