leg — one of the limbs on which a person or animal walks and stands
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: one of the limbs on which a person or animal walks and stands
Pronunciation (IPA): /leɡ/
Example Sentences
- My dog lifts his leg to mark every tree in the neighborhood.
- The chair wobbled because one leg was shorter than the others.
- She's pulling your leg - there's no way she ate 20 hamburgers!
leg
NOUN[/leɡ/]
one of the limbs on which a person or animal walks and stands
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word leg derives from Old Norse leggr, meaning 'leg' or 'something bent.' The term originally referred to the bent or jointed nature of the leg, reflecting its characteristic ability to flex and bend.
Breakdown
Old Norse leggr (leg, bent thing) → Modern English leg. The root refers to the flexed or curved structure of the limb.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My dog lifts his leg to mark every tree in the neighborhood.”
“The chair wobbled because one leg was shorter than the others.”
“She's pulling your leg - there's no way she ate 20 hamburgers!”
“The first leg of our journey takes us through the mountains.”
“I don't have a leg to stand on in this argument.”
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