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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Biology, Food, Furniture, Clothes, Footballlegleg1 /leɡ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1 body part [countable]HB one of the long parts of your body that your feet are joined to, or a similar part on an animal or insect a young boy with skinny legs She fell and broke her leg.four-legged/long-legged etc four-legged animals2 meat [countable, uncountable]DF the leg of an animal when it is cooked and eaten as food roast leg of lamb3 👁 Image of leg
furniture [countable]DHF one of the upright parts that support a piece of furniture One of the legs on the table was a bit wobbly. a chair leg a three-legged stool 4 clothing [countable]DCC the part of your trousers that covers your leg The legs of my jeans were covered in mud. He rolled up his trouser legs and waded out into the stream.5 journey/race [countable]PART one part of a long journey or raceleg of the final leg of the Tour de France 6 sport [countable] British EnglishDSF one of the series of games in a football competition played between two teams Leeds will have to win the second leg if they are to go forward to the finals.7 → not have a leg to stand on8 → get your leg over 9 → have legs → on its last legs, → on your last legs, → pull somebody’s leg, → leg-pull, leg-up, peg leg, sea legs, → shake a leg, → show a leg, → stretch your legsExamples from the Corpusleg• A spider has 8 legs.• When this can expand no further, it splits and is rolled off, like a nylon stocking from a leg.• The men looked pensive as the carriage approached the final leg of the trip to the big house on the hill.• Breathing through his mouth, he manipulated his probe between her legs.• Angie broke her leg skiing.• Another screaming beast collapsed on broken hind legs.• Here, pull up your pant legs and let me see if your knees are hurt.• the second leg of the Rolling Stones' U.S. tour• a table leg• Officers then shot Mao in the leg several times and he collapsed.• Raise the leg a fraction higher and repeat this tiny movement 15 times, holding each raise for 1 second.• The hen with yellow legs in his room on his documents and books was too much one day. trouser legs• We were soon to see dragons, fish, giant insects and even trouser legs suspended in mid-air.• Sammy followed him, tugging at his trouser legs.• He tossed away the sketch, kicked off his sandals, then pulled off his socks and rolled up his trouser legs.• His trouser legs were scorching from the fire and he twisted to one side.• As they talk, the trouser legs rise-two inches, three inches, four, five, more.• Then, all you will have to worry about is the width of your trouser legs.legleg2 verb (legged, legging) → leg it→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusleg• I legged it before the cops came.• Calling Emily, I legged it to the youth hostel two miles away.• The arduous task of legging through a long tunnel like that under Castle Hill at Dudley could take over 3 hours.Origin leg (1200-1300) Old Norse leggr
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leg
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, theyleg
he, she, itlegs
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, theylegged
Present perfect
I, you, we, theyhave legged
he, she, ithas legged
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad legged
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill leg
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have legged
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Continuous Form
Present
Iam legging
he, she, itis legging
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you, we, theyare legging
Past
I, he, she, itwas legging
you, we, theywere legging
Present perfect
I, you, we, theyhave been legging
he, she, ithas been legging
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been legging
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be legging
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been legging
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