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L0103400 (lĕg)n.1. a. One of the limbs or appendages that an animal uses for locomotion or support.b. One of the lower or hind limbs in humans and other primates.c. The part of the limb between the knee and foot in vertebrates.d. The back part of the hindquarter of a meat animal.2. A supporting part resembling a leg in shape or function.3. One of the branches of a forked or jointed object.4. The part of a garment, especially of a pair of pants, that covers the leg.5. Mathematics Either side of a right triangle that is not the hypotenuse.6. A stage of a journey or course, especially:a. Nautical The distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack.b. The part of an air route or a flight pattern that is between two successive stops, positions, or changes in direction.c. One of several contests that must be successfully completed in order to determine the winner of a competition.d. Sports One stretch of a relay race.7. legs The narrow streams of swirled wine or spirits that run slowly down along the inside of a glass, often believed to indicate that the liquid is full-bodied.8. legs Slang The ability to last or sustain success, especially by appealing to an audience: a blockbuster movie that has legs.intr.v. legged, leg·ging, legs Informal To go on foot; walk or run. Often used with the indefinite it: Because we missed the bus, we had to leg it across town.Idioms: a leg to stand on Slang A justifiable or logical basis for defense; support: He doesn't have a leg to stand on in this debate. a leg up Slang 1. The act or an instance of assisting; a boost.2. A position of advantage; an edge: We have a leg up on the competition. on (one's) last legs At the end of one's strength or resources; ready to collapse, fail, or die.

[Middle English, from Old Norse leggr.]

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(lɛɡ) n1. (Anatomy) a. either of the two lower limbs, including the bones and fleshy covering of the femur, tibia, fibula, and patellab. (as modifier): leg guard; leg rest. crural2. (Zoology) any similar or analogous structure in animals that is used for locomotion or support3. (Cookery) this part of an animal, esp the thigh, used for food: leg of lamb. 4. (Mechanical Engineering) something similar to a leg in appearance or function, such as one of the four supporting members of a chair5. a branch, limb, or part of a forked or jointed object6. (Clothing & Fashion) the part of a garment that covers the leg7. a section or part of a journey or course8. a single stage, lap, length, etc, in a relay race9. either one of two races on which a cumulative bet has been placed10. (Mathematics) either the opposite or adjacent side of a right-angled triangle11. (Nautical Terms) nautical a. the distance travelled without tackingb. (in yacht racing) the course between any two marks12. one of a series of games, matches, or parts of games13. (Cricket) cricket a. the side of the field to the left of a right-handed batsman as he faces the bowlerb. (as modifier): a leg slip; leg stump. 14. give someone a leg up a. to help someone to climb an obstacle by pushing upwardsb. to help someone to advance15. have legs informal to be successful or show the potential to succeed16. not have a leg to stand on to have no reasonable or logical basis for an opinion or argument17. on its last legs worn out; exhausted18. pull someone's leg informal to tease, fool, or make fun of someone19. shake a leg informal a. to hurry up: usually used in the imperativeb. to dance20. show a leg informal to get up in the morning21. stretch one's legs See stretch¹⁷vb, legs, legging or legged22. (tr) obsolete to propel (a canal boat) through a tunnel by lying on one's back and walking one's feet along the tunnel roof23. leg it informal to walk, run, or hurry[C13: from Old Norse leggr, of obscure origin] ˈlegˌlike adj

leg

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n., v. legged, leg•ging. n. 1. either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, that support and move the body. 2. the lower limb of a human being from the knee to the ankle. 3. something resembling or suggesting a leg in use, position, or appearance. 4. the part of a garment, boot, or the like that covers the leg. 5. one of usu. several relatively slender supports for a piece of furniture. 6. one of the sides of a forked object, as of a compass or pair of dividers. 7. one of the sides of a triangle other than a base or hypotenuse. 8. one of the distinct sections of any course: the last leg of a trip. 9. a. one of a designated number of contests that must be completed successfully before a winner can be determined. b. one of the stretches or sections of a relay race. 10. a. the part of a cricket field to the left of and behind the batsman as he faces the bowler or to the right of and behind him if he is left-handed. b. the fielder playing this part of the field. c. the position of this fielder. 11. legs, Slang. a. (of a motion picture) the capacity to draw large audiences steadily over a long period. b. staying power: The intended bestseller turned out to have no legs. v.t. 12. to move or propel (a boat) with the legs. Idioms: 1. a leg to stand on, factual support for one's claims or arguments. 2. a leg up, an added advantage, help, or means of encouragement. 3. leg it, to walk rapidly or run. 4. on one's or its last legs, just short of exhaustion, breakdown, failure, etc.. 5. pull someone's leg, to tease or deceive someone in fun. 6. stretch one's legs, to move or walk around after prolonged sitting. [1225–75; Middle English < Old Norse leggr]

leg.

1. legal. 2. legate. 3. legato. 4. legend. 5. legislation. 6. legislative. 7. legislature.

leg

Past participle: legged
Gerund: legging

Imperative
leg
leg

Present
I leg
you leg
he/she/it legs
we leg
you leg
they leg

Preterite
I legged
you legged
he/she/it legged
we legged
you legged
they legged

Present Continuous
I am legging
you are legging
he/she/it is legging
we are legging
you are legging
they are legging

Present Perfect
I have legged
you have legged
he/she/it has legged
we have legged
you have legged
they have legged

Past Continuous
I was legging
you were legging
he/she/it was legging
we were legging
you were legging
they were legging

Past Perfect
I had legged
you had legged
he/she/it had legged
we had legged
you had legged
they had legged

Future
I will leg
you will leg
he/she/it will leg
we will leg
you will leg
they will leg

Future Perfect
I will have legged
you will have legged
he/she/it will have legged
we will have legged
you will have legged
they will have legged

Future Continuous
I will be legging
you will be legging
he/she/it will be legging
we will be legging
you will be legging
they will be legging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been legging
you have been legging
he/she/it has been legging
we have been legging
you have been legging
they have been legging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been legging
you will have been legging
he/she/it will have been legging
we will have been legging
you will have been legging
they will have been legging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been legging
you had been legging
he/she/it had been legging
we had been legging
you had been legging
they had been legging

Conditional
I would leg
you would leg
he/she/it would leg
we would leg
you would leg
they would leg

Past Conditional
I would have legged
you would have legged
he/she/it would have legged
we would have legged
you would have legged
they would have legged

leg

1. The distance run by each competitor in relay.2. Side of the field to the left of and behind a right-handed batsman facing the bowler.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	leg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and anklebody, organic structure, physical structure - the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"fibular vein, peroneal vein, vena peroneus - accompany the peroneal arteries; arising in the heel and running up the back of the leg to join the posterior tibial veins of the popliteal veinsaphenous vein, vena saphena - either of two chief superficial veins of the leg that drain blood from the foottibial vein, vena tibialis - veins of the lower leg; empty into the popliteal veinlimb - one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flippercrus - the leg from the knee to footpeg, pin, stick - informal terms for the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks"bandy leg, bandyleg, bowleg, genu varum, tibia vara, bow leg - a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)shank's mare, shanks' mare, shank's pony, shanks' pony - you own legs; "I traveled on shank's mare"spindlelegs, spindleshanks - long thin legsthigh - the part of the leg between the hip and the kneeshank - the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankleshin - the front part of the human leg between the knee and the anklefoot, human foot, pes - the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot"nervus ischiadicus, sciatic nerve - arises from the sacral plexus and passes about halfway down the thigh where it divides into the common peroneal and tibial nervesnervus saphenus, saphenous nerve - a branch of the femoral nerve that supplies cutaneous branches to the inner aspect of the leg and footarticulatio genus, genu, human knee, knee, knee joint - hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patellaankle, ankle joint, articulatio talocruralis, mortise joint - a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talusmusculus tibialis, tibialis, tibialis muscle - either of two skeletal muscle in each leg arising from the tibia; provides for movement of the footleg bone - a bone of the legcalf bone, fibula - the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankleshinbone, tibia, shin bone, shin - the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and anklegenu valgum, knock-knee, tibia valga - an inward slant of the thigh
	2.	leg - a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotionprehensor - the anterior pair of legs of a centipede that are modified to seize prey and inject venom from the toxicognathsanimal leg - the leg of an animallimb - one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipperpedal extremity, vertebrate foot - the extremity of the limb in vertebrates
	3.	leg - one of the supports for a piece of furniturechair - a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"camp bed, cot - a small bed that folds up for storage or transportfour-poster - a bed with posts at the four corners that can be used to support a canopy or curtainsgrand piano, grand - a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legshospital bed - a single bed with a frame in three sections so the head or middle or foot can be raised as requiredspinning wheel - a small domestic spinning machine with a single spindle that is driven by hand or footsupport - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"table - a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table"tripod - a three-legged rack used for support
	4.	leg - a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"ramification, branchsubfigure - a figure that is a part of another figureforking, furcation - the place where something divides into branchesbifurcation - a bifurcating branch (one or both of them)brachium - (biology) a branching or armlike part of an animalcrotch, fork - the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches; "they took the south fork"; "he climbed into the crotch of a tree"
	5.	leg - the limb of an animal used for foodcut of meat, cut - a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcassham hock - a small cut of meat from the leg just above the footgigot, leg of lamb - lamb leg suitable for roasting
	6.	leg - a prosthesis that replaces a missing legpegleg, wooden leg, pegprosthesis, prosthetic device - corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body
	7.	leg - a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's legcloth covering - a covering made of clothcuff, turnup - the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or legfoot - a support resembling a pedal extremity; "one foot of the chair was on the carpet"knee - the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the kneepant leg, trouser leg - the leg of a pair of trouserstrouser, pant - (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers"
	8.	leg - (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tacksailing, seafaring, navigation - the work of a sailordistance, length - size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"
	9.	leg - a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"stagetravel, traveling, travelling - the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to anotherfare-stage - a section along the route of a bus for which the fare is the same

leg

noun1. limb, member, shank, lower limb, pin (informal), stump (informal) He was tapping his walking stick against his leg.2. support, prop, brace, upright His ankles were tied to the legs of the chair.3. stage, part, section, stretch, lap, segment, portion The first leg of the journey was by boat.a leg up boost, help, support, push, assistance, helping hand The strong balance sheet should give a leg up to profits.leg it (Informal) run, walk, escape, flee, hurry, run away, make off, make tracks, hotfoot, go on foot, skedaddle (informal) He was legging it across the field.not have a leg to stand on (Informal) have no basis, be vulnerable, be undermined, be invalid, be illogical, be defenceless, lack support, be full of holes It's only my word against his, so I don't have a leg to stand on.on its or your last legs worn out, dying, failing, exhausted, giving up the ghost, at death's door, about to collapse, about to fail, about to break down By the mid-1980s the copper industry in the US was on its last legs.pull someone's leg (Informal) tease, joke, trick, fool, kid (informal), have (someone) on, rag, rib (informal), wind up (Brit. slang), deceive, hoax, make fun of, poke fun at, twit, chaff, lead up the garden path Of course I won't tell them; I was only pulling your leg.shake a leg (Informal) hurry, rush, move it, hasten, get cracking (informal), get a move on (informal), look lively (informal), stir your stumps Come on, shake a leg! We've got loads to do today.stretch your legs take a walk, exercise, stroll, promenade, move about, go for a walk, take the air Take regular breaks to stretch your legs.Related words
technical name crus
adjective crural

Translations

腿腿脚裤脚管赛程的一轮旅程的一段

leg

(leg) noun1. one of the limbs by which animals and man walk. The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.腿2. the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely. He has torn the leg of his trousers.裤脚管3. a long, narrow support of a table etc. One of the legs of the chair was broken. 腿脚（如桌脚、椅脚） 4. one stage in a journey, competition etc. the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest. 旅程的一段，赛程的一轮 -legged (legid) adjectivea long-legged girl; a four-legged animal.有...腿的pull someone's leg to try as a joke to make someone believe something which is not true. You haven't really got a black mark on your face – he's only pulling your leg. 愚弄，哄骗，取笑（某人）

leg

→ 腿zhCN

My leg itches → 我的腿很痒
I've got a cramp in my leg (US)
I've got cramp in my leg (UK) → 我的小腿抽筋
I can't move my leg → 我的腿不能动了
She's hurt her leg (US)
She has hurt her leg (UK) → 她伤到腿了
He can't move his leg → 他的腿不能动了

leg

[leg] 1. that section of the limb" >lower limb between the knee and ankle; called also crus.2. in common usage, the entire limb" >lower limb (in which case, the part below the knee is called the lower leg).3. any of the four limbs of a quadruped.bayonet leg ankylosis of the knee after backward displacement of the tibia and fibula.bow leg see bowleg.milk leg phlegmasia alba dolens.restless l's restless legs syndrome.

leg

(leg), 1. The segment of the inferior limb between the knee and the ankle. 2. A structure resembling a leg. 3. Colloquially, the entire inferior limb. Synonym(s): crus (1) [TA]

leg

(lĕg)n.1. a. One of the limbs or appendages that an animal uses for locomotion or support.b. One of the lower or hind limbs in humans and other primates.c. The part of the limb between the knee and foot in vertebrates.d. The back part of the hindquarter of a meat animal.2. A supporting part resembling a leg in shape or function.

leg

See Bird leg, Champagne bottle leg, Tennis leg.

leg

(leg) 1. The segment of the inferior limb between the knee and the ankle; commonly used to mean the entire inferior limb. 2. A structure resembling a leg.
Synonym(s): crus (1) [TA] .

leg

(leg)

MUSCLES OF THE LEG: Anterior view

MUSCLES OF THE LEG: Anterior viewIn common usage, the entire lower limb, or from hip to ankle; anatomically, only the lower leg, from knee to ankle, the tibia and fibula. See: illustration

bandy leg

Valgus knee.

Barbados leg

Elephantiasis of the legs.

bayonet leg

An uncorrected posterior displacement of the knee bones, followed by ankylosis at the joint.

milk leg

Phlegmasia alba dolens.

restless leg

See: restless legs syndrome

scissor leg

Scissor gait.

white leg

Phlegmasia alba dolens.

leg

(leg) 1. [TA] Segment of inferior limb between knee and ankle. 2. A structure resembling a leg. 3. Colloquially, the entire inferior limb.

Patient discussion about leg

Q. HOW CAN YOU STOP LEAKING LEGS CAUSED BY EDEOMA AND WHAT CAN WE USE TO COVER THE LEG TO STOP HIS TROUSERS RUBBI MY SON IS VERY OVER WEIGHT AND HAS VERY BAD LEGS WHICH LEAK WATER ALL DAY HE IS A TAXI DRIVER WITH HIS OWN BUSSINESS HE TAKES ANTIBIOTICS TO STOP INFECTIONS BUT FINDS HIS LEGS GET SOCKED WHAT DRESSING COULD HE USEA. from your question it seems to me that your son needs to take care of his problem,what does his DR say? wrapping his legs up my not be the right answer,because that fluid has to go somewhere? antibiotics are good,but sooner or later infection can take over,once his body adjust to them,in other words he cannot take them forever.right now trying to cover up the symtoms of his problems is not the right thing to do. OBESITY,is what your sons diag is the complications of obesity are;hypertension(high blood pressure)--stokes are twice as likely to accur in obese people. coronary heart disease is more common,particularly in obese men,under the age of 40yrs. diabetes mellitus,increased rick of cancer of the colon,rectum cancer,prostrate cancer joint and arthritis problems,that are agrravated by obesity.(hips)(knees)(back).some people who have been seriously obese for much of there lives can lose weight without regaining it. as when trying to give up smoking or alcohol,the essential elem

Q. How to prevent leg cramps? Every night I get terrible leg cramps that wake me up from my sleep. This only started happening during my pregnancy. How can I stop it from happening?A. You can try to prevent night cramps by wearing socks to bed or by pressing your foot against the bed board. If the painful cramps continue, ask your doctor about calcium or magnesium supplements as they can sometimes help.

Q. Why do you have to amputate legs in Diabetic patients? And how can I avoid that? I’ll appreciate an honest answer. A. Here is a very detailed information about that, it has even some videos that gives an idea about how it happens:
http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/foot-leg-amputation-diabetes.html
there’s a link there to prevention too.

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noun a human limb

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