leg

leg is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lɛg/
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Noun

Singular leg

Plural legs

A woman's legs

1. (countable) Your legs are the two long parts of your body that you move to walk, or a similar body part on an animal.

   I lost a leg in the war.

   The footballer broke a leg during the game.

   The bus stopped and everybody went out to stretch their legs.

2. (countable) A leg is part of a piece of furniture, such as a table, on which the furniture stands.

   I can see an ant crawling up the leg of the table.

3. (countable) A leg is part of a tour or journey.

   The band had to cancel the German leg of their European tour.

Related words and phrases

• limb
• extremity
• appendage

Parts of the leg (edit)

hip - thigh - knee - shin - calf