leg
1. body part [countable] one of the long parts of your body that your feet are joined to, or a similar part on an animal or insect:
a young boy with skinny legs
She fell and broke her
leg.
four-legged/long-legged
etc
four-legged animals
2 meat [uncountable and
countable] the leg of an animal when it is cooked and eaten as food:
roast leg of lamb
3 furniture [countable] one
of the upright parts that support a piece of furniture:
One of the legs on the
table was a bit wobbly.
a chair leg
a three-legged stool
4 clothing
[countable] the
part of your trousers that covers your leg:
The legs of my jeans
were covered in mud.
He rolled up his
trouser legs and waded out into the stream.
5 journey/race
[countable] one
part of a long journey or race
leg of
the final leg of the
Tour de France
6 sport
[countable]
British English one of the series of games in a football competition played
between two teams:
7 not have a leg to
stand on
informal to be in a
situation where you cannot prove or legally support what you say:
If you didn't sign a
contract, you won't have a leg to stand on.
8 get your leg over
British English
informal not polite to have sex with someone
9 have legs
American English
informal if a piece of news has legs, people continue to be interested in it
and talk about it.
LONGMAN DICTIONARY OF CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH.
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