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Noun: ankle  ang-kul
  1. The joint connecting the foot with the leg
    - ankle joint, mortise joint, articulatio talocruralis
Verb: ankle  ang-kul
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. Walk
    - foot [informal], leg it [informal], hoof [informal], hoof it [informal]

Derived forms: ankling, ankles, ankled

Type of: articulatio plana, gliding joint, walk

Part of: leg, peg [informal], pin [informal], stick [informal]

Encyclopedia: Ankle