leg
- Noun. The lower limb of a human being or animal that extends from the groin to the ankle.
- Noun. (anatomy) The portion of the lower appendage of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle.
- Noun. A part of garment, such as a pair of trousers/pants, that covers a leg.
- Noun. A stage of a journey, race etc.
- Noun. (nautical) A distance that a sailing vessel does without changing the sails from one side to the other.
- Noun. (nautical) One side of a multiple-sided (often triangular) course in a sailing race.
- Noun. (sports) A single game or match played in a tournament or other sporting contest.
- Noun. One of the two sides of a right triangle that is not the hypotenuse.
- Noun. A rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object, supporting it from underneath.
- Noun. (context, usually used in plural) evidence, the ability of a thing or idea to stick around or persist.
- Verb. To put a series of three or more options strikes into the stock market.
- Verb. To remove the legs from an animal carcass.
- Verb. To build legs onto a platform or stage for support.
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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.