1. A human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
   "fever left him weak on his legs";
   - pin [informal], peg [informal], stick [informal]
    
2. A structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion
   "The cheetah's powerful legs allow it to run at incredible speeds"
    
3. The limb of an animal used for food
   "We had roast leg of lamb for Easter dinner"
    
4. A prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
   "The pirate in the story had a wooden leg";
   - peg [informal], wooden leg, pegleg [informal], peg leg [informal]
    
5. One of the supports for a piece of furniture
   "The antique table had intricately carved legs"
    
6. A part of a forked or branching shape
   "he broke off one of the legs";
   - branch, ramification
    
7. A cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg
   "He tore the leg of his jeans while climbing over the fence"
    
8. A section or portion of a journey or course
   "then we embarked on the second leg of our Caribbean cruise";
   - stage
    
9. (nautical) the distance travelled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
   "The yacht completed the first leg of its journey in record time"

Derived forms: legs

Type of: cloth covering, cut, cut of meat, distance, length, limb, prosthesis, prosthetic, prosthetic device, subfigure, support, travel, traveling [US], travelling [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: body, camp bed [Brit], chair, cot [N. Amer], dacks [Austral, NZ], daks [Austral, NZ], forking, four-poster, furcation, grand, grand piano, hospital bed, journey, journeying, organic structure, pair of trousers, pants [N. Amer], spinning wheel, table, tripod, trousers

Encyclopedia: Leg, Piaseczno County