leg
Pronunciation
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- (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.
- (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.
- (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
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Parts of the leg (edit) |
Parts of the body (edit) | |
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head | ears - eyes - eyebrow - nose - mouth - lips - tongue - tooth (pl. teeth) - cheeks - chin |
torso | neck - throat - shoulders - chest - breasts - ribs - abdomen - pelvis - back |
internal organs | heart - lungs - liver - stomach - kidneys - intestines - bladder - ovaries - uterus/womb |
extremities | arms - hands - fingers - legs - feet - toes |
sex organs | penis - vagina - testicle - ovary - vulva |