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Definition leg in British English

leg noun

[countable] noun
/leɡ/

▪ bandy, bare, hairy, long, shapely, slender

▪ bend, cross, kick, lift, raise, straighten, stretch, swing

1

one of the two parts of your body to which your feet are attached

Example

He's trying to balance on one leg.

Example

She sat down and crossed her legs.

Synonyms and related words
ankle appendage arch
1.1

relating to your leg

Example

an exercise to strengthen the leg muscles

Synonyms and related words
ankle appendage arch
1.2

one of the parts of the body of an insect or animal that it uses for walking

Example

The horse kicked its hind legs.

Example

Insects have six legs.

Synonyms and related words
abdomen antenna compound eye anatomical anatomy antler
2

the part of a piece of clothing that covers one of your legs

Example

There was a dirty mark on his trouser leg.

Synonyms and related words
arm armhole basque
3

a piece of meat that comes from an animal's leg

Example

roast leg of lamb

Synonyms and related words
a rack of lamb/pork beefsteak braising steak
4

the part of a piece of furniture such as a table or chair that supports it and raises it off the floor

Example

a stool with three legs

Example

a table leg

Synonyms and related words
caster castor drawer
5

a part of a journey

Example

the second leg of our journey across the US

Example

the final leg of the band's 30-month World Tour

Synonyms and related words
change departure the home straight
5.1

a part of a race

Example

the third leg of a round-the-world yacht race

Synonyms and related words
ahead a poor second baton
5.2

one of the two matches played between the same two teams that form part of a competition, especially in football

6

to completely disable or inhibit someone or something

Example

Nothing cuts the legs out from under a man like feeling his wife doesn't believe in him.

Example

The court's ruling kicked the legs from under the Act.

7

if an idea or plan has legs, it has to potential to be accepted or succeed

Example

Let's see if this analogy has legs. The big question for us is whether this project has legs.

Definition leg in British English