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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