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- [leg]
- /lɛg/
- /leɡ/
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- [leg]
- /lɛg/
Definitions of leg word
- noun leg either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body. 1
- noun leg Anatomy. the lower limb of a human being from the knee to the ankle. 1
- noun leg something resembling or suggesting a leg in use, position, or appearance. 1
- noun leg the part of a garment that covers the leg: the leg of a stocking; trouser leg. 1
- noun leg one of usually several, relatively tall, slender supports for a piece of furniture. 1
- noun leg one of the sides of a forked object, as of a compass or pair of dividers. 1
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Origin of leg
First appearance:
before 1225 One of the 9% oldest English words
1225-75; 1915-20 for def 10; Middle English < Old Norse leggr
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Parts of speech for Leg
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
leg popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
leg usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for leg
noun leg
- limb — Astronomy. the edge of the disk of the sun, a moon, or a planet.
- pole — Reginald, 1500–58, English cardinal and last Roman Catholic archbishop of Canterbury.
- part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- lap — the act of lapping liquid.
- stage — a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
verb leg
- locomote — to move about, especially under one's own power.
- promenading — a stroll or walk, especially in a public place, as for pleasure or display.
- walk — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
- hoof it — the horny covering protecting the ends of the digits or encasing the foot in certain animals, as the ox and horse.
- take a walk — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
Antonyms for leg
noun leg
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
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