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leg

leg

87 1.0
The part of trousers that covers one lower body part
  • noun
  • /lɛg/
translation icon : pernera
  • These are just regular wide leg pants.
  • pant leg
  • sleeves and pant legs
  • lower pant leg

These are the rib cage, wide leg, super high rise.

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Examples

  • They all put their pants leg on, one leg at a time. They're all human.

  • Crawling up your pant leg.

  • I'd like the next one on the other leg, please.

  • These are the rib cage, wide leg, super high rise.

  • Anyway, These are a straight leg Jean with a high waist.

  • I got the ultra high rise wide leg like trousers.

  • This is just like thicker, wide leg black trousers, kind of smart.

  • I offer no explanation; she turns away, and I watch her skinny legs scramble upstairs.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • They think these are the coolest wide leg jeans around.

  • These are just regular wide leg pants.

Synonyms

trouser
vsleg
  • UK
13 3.0

One leg of a pair of pants or the whole pair, mainly in British English

is used here only for the single part, not for the whole garment
pant leg
vsleg
  • US
11 1.2

The part of trousers that covers one leg

refers specifically to the same part within tailored versions of the garment
trouser leg
vsleg
  • UK
1 1.4

The part of a pair of pants that covers one leg

is the exact same part named more simply

Idioms

to break a leg
  • Informal
15 6.3

To wish someone good luck before a performance

an arm and a leg
  • Informal
10 5.8

A very high cost that needs a lot of money

to shake a leg
  • Archaic
9 6.5

To hurry when someone tells you to

To have a good reason or proof to support your claim

1 4.1

To tell someone something that is not true to make them laugh

To be ordinary like other people

to show a leg
  • Archaic
1 9.5

To come out and join other people

7.9

Have no good reason or evidence to support a claim

To tease someone by saying something that is not true as a joke

8.0

To show that famous people are ordinary like everyone else

To lie to someone in an obvious way while expecting them to believe it

Speak with someone for a very long time until they get tired

Compounds

leg up
  • Informal
14 3.4

A form of help or small advantage that makes reaching a goal easier

14 1.0

A back leg on a four-legged animal that helps it walk or jump

11 1.2

The part of trousers that covers one leg

10 3.8

A leg made of wood that replaces a missing one

6 1.0

A back leg of a young sheep cooked and served as a roast

5 1.0

The lower part of a chicken that people eat

5 2.7

A bone in the leg like the femur or tibia

4 1.0

The lower part of a turkey that people cook and eat

1 1.4

The part of a pair of pants that covers one leg

bandy leg
  • Archaic
1 8.8

A leg that curves outward at or below the knee

leg curl
  • Specialized
1 3.5

An exercise that bends the knee to lift the lower leg toward the buttocks and work the hamstrings

1 2.0

An exercise that makes leg muscles stronger and firmer

leg day
  • Jargon
1 5.5

A day for exercising the lower body with moves like squats and lunges

milk leg
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A painful swelling in the leg after childbirth caused by a blood clot

7.1

Legs that curve outward below the knee so the knees stay apart when the feet are together

8.4

A pommel horse move where both legs swing together in a circle while the hands switch on the handles

A part of an animal's body used to stand on and move

A cricket dismissal when a batsman's leg blocks the ball from hitting the stumps and the umpire signals out

A piece of clothing that covers the lower leg from the knee to the ankle

leg curling
  • Specialized
3.5

An exercise that strengthens the muscles at the back of the thigh by bending the knee against a weight

leg extensor
  • Specialized
6.0

An exercise done on a machine that makes the front thigh muscles stronger by straightening the knee

leg-pulling
  • Informal
7.0

An act of joking to make someone believe something not true

leg-pull
  • Archaic
7.1

A joke that tries to make someone believe a false story for fun

odd-leg caliper
  • Specialized
8.5

A tool with two legs curved the same way used to mark or measure distances on flat metal

A long thin leg that looks like a pole

white leg
  • Archaic
9.8

A painful swelling in the upper leg caused by a blood clot after giving birth

Surface Forms

leg singular
legs plural

Etymology

Leg for the part of trousers is named after the body 'leg', because that tube of cloth covers one of your legs, as in a 'pant leg'.