Meaning of leg In English

• 0 one of the parts of the body of a human or animal that is used for standing or walking:

  • My legs were tired after so much walking.

  • He broke his leg skiing.

  • The horse broke its front leg in the fall.

  • He rolled up his trouser legs and waded into the water.

  • a chair/table leg

• 1 a particular stage of a journey, competition, or activity:

  • He has tickets for the first leg of the NCAA Men's Hockey Championship.

  • The last leg of the race was Paris to London.

• 2 to run away in order to escape from something:

  • They legged it round the corner when they saw the police coming.

• 3 one of the parts of a human or animal body that is used for standing or walking, or one of the thin, vertical parts on which a piece of furniture stands:

  • [ C ] He broke his leg skiing.

  • [ C ] The table has carved legs.

  • [ U ] We had leg of lamb for dinner.

• 4 a part of a trip, competition, or activity that has several stages:

  • the last leg of the race

• 5 either one of the two sides that form the angle of 90° in a right triangle

• 6 one of the parts of a long journey:

  • the first/final leg On the final leg of the flight we sat in economy class.

• 7 to not have any way of supporting your opinion or defending your position on something:

  • The State Department doesn't have a leg to stand on if it's going to contradict its own analysis.

• 8 an idea or suggestion that has legs is considered to be something worth developing further:

  • We're looking at the proposed legislation and we think it's got legs.