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leg

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: leg

1
 n
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
2
 n
(nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: leg
1

n a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle

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peg, pin, stick
informal terms for the leg
bandy leg, bandyleg, bow leg, bowleg, genu varum, tibia vara
a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)
shank's mare, shank's pony, shanks' mare, shanks' pony
you own legs
spindlelegs, spindleshanks
long thin legs
Type of:
limb
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

n a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion

Types:
prehensor
the anterior pair of legs of a centipede that are modified to seize prey and inject venom from the toxicognaths
animal leg
the leg of an animal
Type of:
limb
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

n the limb of an animal used for food

Types:
ham hock
a small cut of meat from the leg just above the foot
gigot, leg of lamb
lamb leg suitable for roasting
Type of:
cut, cut of meat
a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass

n a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg

Synonyms:
peg, pegleg, wooden leg
Type of:
prosthesis, prosthetic device
corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body

n a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg

Types:
pant leg, trouser leg
the leg of a pair of trousers
Type of:
cloth covering
a covering made of cloth

n one of the supports for a piece of furniture

Type of:
support
any device that bears the weight of another thing

n a part of a forked or branching shape

Synonyms:
branch, ramification
Types:
bifurcation
a bifurcating branch (one or both of them)
brachium
(biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal
crotch, fork
the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
Type of:
subfigure
a figure that is a part of another figure

n a section or portion of a journey or course

Synonyms:
stage
Types:
fare-stage
a section along the route of a bus for which the fare is the same
Type of:
travel, traveling, travelling
the act of going from one place to another
2

n (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack

Type of:
distance, length
size of the gap between two places
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