Used attributively before nouns in phrases like "leg muscles", "leg warmers".
Definitionen
legsubstantiv
One of the limbs on which a person or animal walks and stands.
The dog injured its leg while playing in the park.
A part of a garment that covers the leg.
She wore a pair of jeans with a tear in the right leg.
A section or stage of a journey or process.
The first leg of the trip was a flight to New York.
A support or prop, typically one of several, for a piece of furniture.
The table wobbled because one of its legs was shorter than the others.
A branch or part of a structure, especially one of the branches of a circuit.
The electrical engineer examined the leg of the circuit to find the fault.
In sports competitions, one of a series of separate games or stages played between the same opponents, the aggregate result of which determines the winner.
After losing the first leg 0–1, the team needed a big win in the second leg.
(Cricket) The half of the field behind the batsman’s legs; the on side.
The bowler delivered a ball drifting down the leg, and the batsman glanced it for four.
legverb
To move or travel by foot.
We decided to leg it to the nearest bus stop when we missed the last train.
To run away quickly, especially to escape from something.
When the alarm went off, the thieves legged it out of the store.
legadjektiv
Relating to, designed for, or situated on the legs.
These leg warmers will keep you cozy during winter workouts.