leg Meaning, Definition & Usage

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
noun a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion
noun one of the supports for a piece of furniture
noun a part of a forked or branching shape
ramification; branch.
- he broke off one of the branches
noun the limb of an animal used for food
noun a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
wooden leg; pegleg; peg.
noun a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg
noun (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
noun a section or portion of a journey or course
stage.
- then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise

Icel. leggr; akin to Dan. læg calf of the leg, Sw. lägg.

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.
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 pair of compasses or dividers.
The part of any article of clothing which covers the leg; as, the leg of a stocking or of a pair of trousers.
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.
A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg. Slang, Eng.
(Naut.) The course and distance made by a vessel on one tack or between tacks.
(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.
(Grain Elevator) The case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets.
(Cricket) A fielder whose position is on the outside, a little in rear of the batter.