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leg

/leɪɡ/ /lɛɡ/

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A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion.

Examples :

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In humans, the lower limb extending from the groin to the ankle.

Examples :

"My little sister hurt her leg while playing soccer. "

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The portion of the lower limb of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle.

Examples :

"My grandmother hurt her leg while walking her dog. "

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A part of garment, such as a pair of trousers/pants, that covers a leg.

Examples :

"The left leg of these jeans has a tear."

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A rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object, supporting it from underneath.

Examples :

"the legs of a chair or table"

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Something that supports.

Examples :

"This observation is an important leg of my argument."

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A stage of a journey, race etc.

Examples :

"The marathon has three legs: a 10k run, a 5k run, and a 2k run. "

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A distance that a sailing vessel does without changing the sails from one side to the other.

Examples :

"The sailboat made a long leg across the lake without changing course. "

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One side of a multiple-sided (often triangular) course in a sailing race.

Examples :

"The sailboat completed the first leg of the race, sailing south before turning east. "

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A single game or match played in a tournament or other sporting contest.

Examples :

"The soccer team played their first leg of the tournament on Saturday. "

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One of the two sides of a right triangle that is not the hypotenuse.

Examples :

"The right triangle in my geometry homework has a leg of 5 centimeters. "

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One of the branches of a hyperbola or other curve which extend outward indefinitely.

Examples :

"The graph showed two legs of the hyperbola, extending far beyond the plotted points. "

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(usually used in plural) The ability of something to persist or succeed over a long period of time.

Examples :

"This proposal has no legs. Almost everyone opposes it."

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A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg.

Examples :

"The new kid at school was known as a leg because he cheated on the sports team. "

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An 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; called also water leg.

Examples :

"The boiler's leg extended down into the furnace, supporting the heavy machine. "

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In a grain elevator, the case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets.

Examples :

"The grain elevator's leg held the lower part of the conveyor belt, carrying the buckets of harvested wheat. "

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Denotes the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.

Examples :

"Ponsonby-Smythe hit a thumping drive through the leg fielders."

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A branch or lateral circuit connecting an instrument with the main line.

Examples :

"The electrical circuit's leg connected the kitchen outlet to the main power supply. "

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A branch circuit; one phase of a polyphase system.

Examples :

"The electrician checked the leg of the circuit breaker to see if it was properly connected to the power source. "

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An underlying instrument of a derivatives strategy.

Examples :

"The stock options strategy used by the company's investment team relied on a complex leg involving both call and put options. "

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An army soldier assigned to a paratrooper unit who has not yet been qualified as a paratrooper.

Examples :

"The army recruit was a leg, still training to become a paratrooper. "

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A gesture of submission; a bow or curtsey. Chiefly in phrase make a leg.

Examples :

"Before entering the classroom, the student made a leg to the teacher. "

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To remove the legs from an animal carcass.

Examples :

"The butcher legged the chicken before preparing it for the pot roast. "

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To build legs onto a platform or stage for support.

Examples :

"The carpenter needed to leg the small stage so it would be sturdy enough for the school play. "

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To put a series of three or more options strikes into the stock market.

Examples :

"The investor decided to leg three different stocks, hoping to profit from the market fluctuations. "

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To apply force using the leg (as in 'to leg a horse').

Examples :

"The student had to leg it quickly to get to class on time. "

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Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws; lawmaking

Examples :

"Although enormously influential in shaping the laws of the land, The House of Lords are not actually a legislative body."

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A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws.

Examples :

"The school board is the leg of the government that decides on new rules for student behavior. "

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A legislative building.

Examples :

"The mayor toured the state leg today. "

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