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Leg - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Leg : (noun)
1: a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but
technically only the part between the knee and ankle
2: a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and
used for locomotion
3: one of the supports for a piece of furniture
4: a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of
the branches"; "they took the south fork" [syn: branch,
fork, ramification]
5: the limb of an animal used for food
6: a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg [syn: peg, wooden
leg, pegleg]
7: cloth covering consisting of the part of a garment that
covers the leg
8: (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a
single tack
9: a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we
embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"
[syn: stage]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Leg : \Leg\ (l[e^]g), n. [Icel. leggr; akin to Dan. l[ae]g calf of
the leg, Sw. l["a]gg.]
1. A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the
body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that
part of the limb between the knee and foot.
2. That which resembles a leg in form or use; especially, any
long and slender support on which any object rests; as,
the leg of a table; the leg of a pair of compasses or
dividers.
3. The part of any article of clothing which covers the leg;
as, the leg of a stocking or of a pair of trousers.
4. A bow, esp. in the phrase to make a leg; probably from
drawing the leg backward in bowing. [Obs.]
He that will give a cap and make a leg in thanks for
a favor he never received. --Fuller.
5. A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg. [Slang,
Eng.]
6. (Naut.) The course and distance made by a vessel on one
tack or between tacks.
7. (Steam Boiler) An extension of the boiler downward, in the
form of a narrow space between vertical plates, sometimes
nearly surrounding the furnace and ash pit, and serving to
support the boiler; -- called also water leg.
8. (Grain Elevator) The case containing the lower part of the
belt which carries the buckets.
9. (Cricket) A fielder whose position is on the outside, a
little in rear of the batter.
A good leg (Naut.), a course sailed on a tack which is near
the desired course.
Leg bail, escape from custody by flight. [Slang]
Legs of an hyperbola (or other curve) (Geom.), the branches
of the curve which extend outward indefinitely.
Legs of a triangle, the sides of a triangle; -- a name
seldom used unless one of the sides is first distinguished
by some appropriate term; as, the hypothenuse and two legs
of a right-angled triangle.
On one's legs, standing to speak.
On one's last legs. See under Last.
To have legs (Naut.), to have speed.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Leg : \Leg\ (l[e^]g), v. t.
To use as a leg, with it as object:
(a) To bow. [Obs.]
(b) To run. [Low]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Leg : \Leg\, n.
1. (Math.) Either side of a triangle of a triangle as
distinguished from the base or, in a right triangle, from
the hypotenuse; also, an indefinitely extending branch of
a curve, as of a hyperbola.
2. (Telephony) A branch or lateral circuit connecting an
instrument with the main line.
3. (Elec.) A branch circuit; one phase of a polyphase system.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Elevator \El"e*va`tor\, n. [L., one who raises up, a deliverer:
cf. F. ['e]l['e]vateur.]
One who, or that which, raises or lifts up anything; as:
(a) A mechanical contrivance, usually an endless belt or
chain with a series of scoops or buckets, for
transferring grain to an upper loft for storage.
(b) A cage or platform and the hoisting machinery in a hotel,
warehouse, mine, etc., for conveying persons, goods,
etc., to or from different floors or levels; -- called in
England a lift; the cage or platform itself.
(c) A building for elevating, storing, and discharging,
grain.
(d) (Anat.) A muscle which serves to raise a part of the
body, as theLeg : or the eye.
(e) (Surg.) An instrument for raising a depressed portion of
a bone.
Elevator head, leg, & boot, the boxes in which the
upper pulley, belt, and lower pulley, respectively, run in
a grain elevator.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Leg : Leg: In popular usage, the leg extends from the top of the thigh down to the foot. However, in medical terminology, the leg refers to the portion of the lower extremity from the knee to the
ankle.
The leg has two bones: the tibia and the fibula. Both are known as long bones. The larger of the two is the tibia, familiarly called the shinbone. "Tibia" is a Latin word meaning both shinbone and
flute. It is thought that "tibia" refers to both the bone and the musical instrument because flutes were once fashioned from the tibia (of animals).
The fibula runs alongside the tibia. The word "fibula" is a Latin word that designates a clasp or brooch. The fibula was likened by the ancients to a clasp attaching it to the tibia to form a
brooch.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Leg |
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Bicko_: Morning after Leg pains. Ow. |
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MegtheWalnut: Amazing time at Faber Drive! Thank you Dave Faber for the CD :) I tore my Leg muscle, but its totally worth it , AHHHH! |
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TiffCheRie: @spirit1976omg I just saw the no Leg dance beyonce!!my damn tummy hurts!! |
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