All Definitions for Leg
Below are all the dictionary definitions of leg:
1A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on land.
2In humans, the lower limb extending from the groin to the ankle.
3The portion of the lower limb of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle.
4A part of garment, such as a pair of trousers/pants, that covers a leg.
5A rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object, such as a piece of furniture, supporting it from underneath.
6Something that supports.
7A stage of a journey, race etc.
8A distance that a sailing vessel does without changing the sails from one side to the other.
9One side of a multiple-sided (often triangular) course in a sailing race.
10A single game or match played in a tournament or other sporting contest.
11One of the two sides of a right triangle that is not the hypotenuse.
12One of the two equal sides of an isosceles triangle.
13One of the branches of a hyperbola or other curve which extend outward indefinitely.
14The ability of something to persist or succeed over a long period of time.
15An 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
16Called also water leg.
17In a grain elevator, the case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets.
18Denotes the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs
19The left side for a right-handed batsman.
20A branch or lateral circuit connecting an instrument with the main line.
21A branch circuit
22One phase of a polyphase system.
23An underlying instrument of a derivatives strategy.
24An army soldier assigned to a paratrooper unit who has not yet been qualified as a paratrooper.
25A column, as a unit of length of text as laid out.
26Synonym of leg up (“forming a step for a person's feet with one's hands”).
27An individual bet in a parlay (a series of bets where the stake and winnings are cumulatively carried forward).
28To remove the legs from an animal carcass.
29To build legs onto a platform or stage for support.
30To put a series of three or more options strikes into the stock market.
31To apply force using the leg (as in 'to leg a horse').
32A disreputable sporting character
33A blackleg.
34A gesture of submission
35A bow or curtsey. Chiefly in phrase make a leg.
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About synonyms for leg
Finding the right synonym for leg helps writers avoid repetition and add precision to their work. Defined as "A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on land.", leg has 0 alternatives that can fit different contexts and tones.
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