'Leg' definitions:

Definition of 'leg'

(from WordNet)
noun
A human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
noun
A structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion
noun
One of the supports for a piece of furniture
noun
A part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches" [syn: branch, leg, ramification]
noun
The limb of an animal used for food
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A prosthesis that replaces a missing leg [syn: peg, wooden leg, leg, pegleg]
noun
A cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg
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(nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
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A section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise" [syn: stage, leg]

Definition of 'Leg'

From: GCIDE
  • Leg \Leg\ (l[e^]g), n. [Icel. leggr; akin to Dan. l[ae]g calf of the leg, Sw. l[aum]gg.]
  • 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The part of any article of clothing which covers the leg; as, the leg of a stocking or of a pair of trousers. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A bow, esp. in the phrase to make a leg; probably from drawing the leg backward in bowing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • He that will give a cap and make a leg in thanks for a favor he never received. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg. [Slang, Eng.] [1913 Webster]
  • 6. (Naut.) The course and distance made by a vessel on one tack or between tacks. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. (Steam Boiler) 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. (Grain Elevator) The case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets. [1913 Webster]
  • 9. (Cricket) A fielder whose position is on the outside, a little in rear of the batter. [1913 Webster]
  • 10. (Math.) Either side of a triangle distinguished from the base or, in a right triangle, from the hypotenuse; also, an indefinitely extending branch of a curve, as of a hyperbola. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 11. (Telephony) A branch or lateral circuit connecting an instrument with the main line. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 12. (Elec.) A branch circuit; one phase of a polyphase system. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • A good leg (Naut.), a course sailed on a tack which is near the desired course.
  • Leg bail, escape from custody by flight. [Slang]
  • Legs of an hyperbola (or other curve) (Geom.), the branches of the curve which extend outward indefinitely.
  • Legs of a triangle, the sides of a triangle; -- a name seldom used unless one of the sides is first distinguished by some appropriate term; as, the hypothenuse and two legs of a right-angled triangle.
  • On one's legs, standing to speak.
  • On one's last legs. See under Last.
  • To have legs (Naut.), to have speed.
  • To stand on one's own legs, to support one's self; to be independent. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Leg'

From: GCIDE
  • Leg \Leg\ (l[e^]g), v. t. To use as a leg, with it as object: (a) To bow. [Obs.] (b) To run. [Low] [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'leg'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Leg'