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leg

leg

74 1.0
A support under furniture or a projecting part of an object
  • noun
  • /lɛg/
translation icon : pata
  • The table wobbled because one leg was shorter than the others.
  • table legs
  • chair legs
  • four legs

It's got these little legs on it helps keep it balanced.

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Examples

  • The LED has two legs, a short leg and a long leg.

  • Imagine a camera tripod whose legs can be adjusted to precisely known lengths.

    Academic text (1996)
  • And we're bringing this leg over a little bit more.

  • But what happened to that fourth leg, and why was it left out?

  • If I help you, do you think you can manage to stand up on one leg?

  • Anything with four legs goes to the palace.

  • I think I'm going to attach these legs like this.

  • Stand on both sides of the stand and press the legs into the crosshead.

    Academic text (1993)
  • For example, a stereotypical chair includes legs, armrests, a back, and a seat.

    Academic text (1991)
  • We're going to take the cushions off, unscrew the legs, take the mattress out, and this whole thing is going to be a lot simpler.

Synonyms

arm
vsleg
295 3.8

A part of a chair or machine that sticks out to hold things

is an upright or load bearing part rather than a projecting extension
1 4.0

A part that holds something and keeps it upright, like columns or a skeleton

is a single upright or projecting part serving as support

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

How Tall

wall
1.0
tormenter
  • Jargon
9.8
flat
  • Specialized
7 8.1
leg
74 1.0

Surface Forms

leg singular
legs plural

Etymology

Leg for a piece of furniture or a part of a diagram is a simple image: just like your leg holds your body up, a table's leg or a diagram's branch supports the whole thing.