leg

noun · verb · adjective · adverbA1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

legsleggeleg

1.
A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on land.
Insects have six legs.
2.
In humans, the lower limb extending from the groin to the ankle.
Dan won't be able to come to the party, since he broke his leg last week and is now on crutches.
3.
(anatomy) The portion of the lower limb of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle.
4.
A part of garment, such as a pair of trousers/pants, that covers a leg.
The left leg of these jeans has a tear.
5.
A rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object, such as a piece of furniture, supporting it from underneath.
the legs of a chair or table
6.
(figuratively)(figurative) Something that supports.
This observation is an important leg of my argument.
7.
A stage of a journey, race etc.
After six days, we're finally in the last leg of our cross-country trip.
8.
(nautical) A distance that a sailing vessel does without changing the sails from one side to the other.
9.
(nautical) One side of a multiple-sided (often triangular) course in a sailing race.
10.
(sports) A single game or match played in a tournament or other sporting contest.
11.
(geometry) One of the two sides of a right triangle that is not the hypotenuse.
12.
(geometry) One of the two equal sides of an isosceles triangle.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

legs

V_ing/Gerund

legging

V_ed/pp

legged

1.
To remove the legs from an animal carcass.
2.
To build legs onto a platform or stage for support.
3.
To put a series of three or more options strikes into the stock market.
4.
To apply force using the leg (as in 'to leg a horse').

Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

leg

1.
(alt of, alternative, not comparable)Alternative spelling of leg..
2.
(abbreviation, alt of)Abbreviation of legal.
3.
(abbreviation, alt of)Abbreviation of legislative.

Trạng từ

adverb

Comparative

leg

1.
(abbreviation, alt of)(music) Abbreviation of legato.

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Đồng nghĩa

onleg upblacklegcathetuswater legpant legpantlegside of a right triangle cathetus

Trái nghĩa

off

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English leg, legge, from Old Norse leggr (leg, calf, bone of the arm or leg, hollow tube, stalk), from Proto-Germanic *lagjaz, *lagwijaz (leg, thigh) (see it for more).