Leg Word Meaning

Middle English (superseding shank): from Old Norse leggr (compare with Danish læg ‘calf (of the leg)’), of Germanic origin

each of the limbs on which a person or animal walks and stands

lower limb

• Adams broke his leg
• he was off as fast as his legs would carry him
• a leg injury

each of the supports of a chair, table, or other structure

support of chair etc.

• table legs
• the house was set on legs

a section or stage of a journey or process

stage of journey

• the return leg of his journey

a branch of a forked object.

branch of forked object

the half of the field (as divided lengthways through the pitch) away from which the batter's feet are pointed when standing to receive the ball

half of field

• he played a lucky stroke to leg

a deferential gesture made by drawing back one leg and bending it while keeping the front leg straight.

deferential gesture

travel by foot; walk

travel by foot

• I am part of a team legging it around London

propel (a boat) through a tunnel on a canal by pushing with one's legs against the tunnel roof or sides

propel (boat) through canal tunnel

• a little boy was lying on his back, legging the boat along