legs Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun staying power
    • that old Broadway play really has legs
  2. noun a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
    leg.
  3. noun a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion
    leg.
  4. noun one of the supports for a piece of furniture
    leg.
  5. noun a part of a forked or branching shape
    ramification; branch; leg.
    • he broke off one of the branches
  6. noun the limb of an animal used for food
    leg.
  7. noun a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
    wooden leg; pegleg; peg; leg.
  8. noun a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg
    leg.
  9. noun (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
    leg.
  10. noun a section or portion of a journey or course
    leg; stage.
    • then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise

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