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legs

/lɛɡz/

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

Examples :

"{{ux|en|Insects have six legs.}"

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

Examples :

"My legs were tired after walking home from school. "

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

Examples :

"My legs were tired after running in the park. "

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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 :

"Our family road trip will be done in three legs: first to Chicago, then to Denver, and finally to Yellowstone. "

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

Examples :

"The sailboat completed two legs of the race before a strong wind shift forced the crew to adjust the sails. "

nautical sailing

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

Examples :

"The sailboat navigated the left leg of the triangular race course. "

nautical sailing sport

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

Examples :

""Our soccer team lost the first leg of the playoff series, but we hope to win the second." "

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

Examples :

"In her math homework, Sarah labeled the two shorter sides of the right triangle as its legs. "

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

Examples :

"As the projected sales figures climbed far beyond expectations, the graph showed the two legs of the curve shooting almost straight up, promising significant profit. "

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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."

ability time achievement

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A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg.

Examples :

"The racing community whispered that the owner was employing legs to fix the outcome of the derby. "

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Examples :

"The old steam boiler in the factory had legs filled with water to support its weight and help distribute heat evenly around the furnace. "

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

Examples :

"The farmer checked the legs of the grain elevator to ensure the belts weren't slipping. "

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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 electrician installed the legs from the main power line to the new security camera system. "

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A branch circuit; one phase of a polyphase system.

Examples :

"The electrician said the stove needed to be connected to both legs of the power supply to get enough voltage to heat up properly. "

technical electronics utility energy system

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An underlying instrument of a derivatives strategy.

Examples :

"The investment advisor used options as legs of the portfolio insurance strategy. "

business finance

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

Examples :

"Private Miller, a "legs" in the 82nd Airborne Division, eagerly awaited his chance to attend airborne school. "

military war person

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

Examples :

"The old butler, with a lifetime of service, would make a leg to the Queen whenever she passed him in the halls. "

body action culture tradition style

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To remove the legs from an animal carcass.

Examples :

"The butcher will legs the deer before selling the meat. "

food animal action

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To build legs onto a platform or stage for support.

Examples :

"The crew will legs the temporary stage before the concert starts so it's stable and doesn't wobble. "

building architecture

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

Examples :

""The trader decided to legs into a butterfly spread by first buying the lower strike calls, then later selling the middle strike calls, and finally, selling the higher strike calls." "

business finance

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

Examples :

"The frustrated jockey had to leg the stubborn horse to get it to finally move forward. "

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