leg
A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on land.
Example
“Insects have six legs.”
Other meanings
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.”
The portion of the lower limb of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle.
A kind of
- limb
Kinds of leg
- pin
- bow leg
Example sentences
Word history
From Old Norse "leggr" (leg, calf, bone of the arm or leg, hollow tube, stalk).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “leg” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.