noun / verb
leg
LEG/leɡ/
A supporting limb used for locomotion.
Her bare leg bends at the knee as she steps.
Etymology
Old Norse leggr, probably the source of leg, could name either the limb or an arm or leg bone. The modern sense names the supporting limb; its deeper ancestry is uncertain.
In context
when i was a baby i didn't have an ankle joint and knee joint so i couldn't walk now rio has a prosthetic leg
More examples
- The table wobbles because one leg is loose.
- One leg of my jeans catches on a nail.
- The two shorter legs of this triangle are equal.
- We leg it across the field before the rain starts.
Forms
leg · legs · legged · legging
leggy adjective — Having noticeably long, thin legs.
Similar words
- limb
- A broader term that includes arms as well as legs.
- appendage
- A projecting body part, not necessarily used for walking.