leg

About 21.35 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on land.

   Insects have six legs.

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

   Dan won't be able to come to the party, since he broke his leg last week and is now on crutches.

3. noun The portion of the lower limb of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle.
4. noun A part of garment, such as a pair of trousers/pants, that covers a leg.

   The left leg of these jeans has a tear.

5. noun A rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object, such as a piece of furniture, supporting it from underneath.

   the legs of a chair or table

6. noun Something that supports.

   This observation is an important leg of my argument.

7. noun A stage of a journey, race etc.

   After six days, we're finally in the last leg of our cross-country trip.

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

Similar words

branch fork peg stage pegleg wooden leg limb paw foot thigh

Often followed by

and of is to was in or with over

Word family

leg it leg-like legged legged it legging legging it legless leglike legs legs it