noun
plural legs
[count] :one of the long body parts that are used especially for standing, walking, and running
an animal's leg when it is used as food [count]
[count] :any one of the long thin parts that support a table, chair, etc.
[count] :the part of a pair of pants that covers the leg
[count] a part of a journey or race
any one of several events or games that form a competition
legs [plural] US informal :lasting appeal or interest
a leg up
informal
give someone a leg up
to hold your hands together so that someone can step into them while climbing up onto something
to give someone an advantage over others
have a leg up :to have an advantage over others
an arm and a leg
break a leg
informal - used in speech to wish good luck to someone (such as a performer);
get your leg over
Brit informal + impolite of a man :to have sex with a woman
not have a leg to stand on
to have no support for what you think, say, or do
on your/its last legs
informal :very close to failure, exhaustion, or death
pull someone's leg
informal :to make someone believe something that is not true as a joke :to trick or lie to someone in a playful way
shake a leg
informal :to go or move quickly
stretch your legs
informal :to stand up and walk especially after sitting for a long period of time
with your tail between your legs
verb
legs; legged; legging
leg it
chiefly Brit informal :to run fast especially in order to get away from someone or something
leg out
[phrasal verb]
leg out (a hit) also leg (a hit) out baseball informal :to successfully complete (a hit) by running fast
US