leg
- noun
- /lɛg/
- I ordered a roasted leg of lamb for dinner, which was tender and flavorful.
- chicken leg
Oh, yeah, I need a crab leg up here at the front.
- Oh, yeah, I need a crab leg up here at the front.
Examples
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With lightning speed, Mrs. Murphy grabbed the chicken leg as Tucker knocked the fat kitty off balance.
Fiction book (1993) -
Similarly, pieces of chicken leg are stewed with canned peas and soy sauce.
Academic text (1994) -
Take the crab leg like such.
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Look at those chicken legs.
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So today we are having a roast duck leg with Sandy Toxic.
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A carving knife slices through leg of lamb on the kitchen table.
Fiction book (1994) -
The restaurant's special today is a grilled leg of chicken served with vegetables.
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At the market, I saw fresh legs of crab displayed on ice, ready for purchase.
Synonyms
The upper part of a bird's leg usually eaten as meat
A back leg on a four-legged animal that helps it walk or jump
The lower leg of a cooked bird like chicken that people eat
The back part of an animal used for meat like steaks
A back leg of a young sheep cooked and served as a roast
The lower part of a chicken that people eat
The lower part of a turkey that people cook and eat
The back upper leg area of an animal often used as meat
Back legs of frogs cooked and eaten as food that taste like chicken
The lower part of a turkey's leg that people cook and eat
The lower part of a chicken's leg that people cook and eat
A piece of meat from the lower leg of a cow used for stews
A back leg on an animal that helps it walk or jump
A cut of meat from the lower leg often used for stews
A back leg of an animal often used for walking or jumping
Idioms
- Offensive
To lie to someone in an obvious way while expecting them to believe it
Compounds
- Specialized
An exercise that bends the knee to lift the lower leg toward the buttocks and work the hamstrings
Legs that curve outward below the knee so the knees stay apart when the feet are together
- Jargon
A pommel horse move where both legs swing together in a circle while the hands switch on the handles
A cricket dismissal when a batsman's leg blocks the ball from hitting the stumps and the umpire signals out
- Specialized
An exercise that strengthens the muscles at the back of the thigh by bending the knee against a weight
- Specialized
An exercise done on a machine that makes the front thigh muscles stronger by straightening the knee
- Specialized
A tool with two legs curved the same way used to mark or measure distances on flat metal
How Tender
Surface Forms
Etymology
Leg meaning the meat from an animal comes from the same idea—the cooked piece is the animal's limb, so a 'leg of lamb' is literally the lamb's leg used as food.