leg

/lˈɛg/

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Noun
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
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a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion
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one of the supports for a piece of furniture
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a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"
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the limb of an animal used for food
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a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
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a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person''s leg
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(nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
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a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"