English
Image:Legs.jpg|thumb|right|Legs.

Etymology
From ON. leggr (Swedish lägg, Icelandic leggur).

Pronunciation
IPA|/l�g/
audio|en-us-leg.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�ɡ|-�ɡ

Noun
en-noun

1. anatomy The limb of a human or animal that extends from the groin to the ankle.
2. A part of garment, such as a pair of trousers/pants, that covers a leg.
3. A stage of a journey.
4. context|nautical A distance that a sailing vessel does without changing the sails from one side to the other.
5. nautical One side of a multiple-sided (often a triangle) course in a sailing race.
6. A single game or match played in a tournament or other sporting contest.
7. one of the two sides of a right triangle that is not the hypotenuse

Spanish: pierna f, pata f (animal)
Swahili: mguu, miguu pl (noun 3/4)
Swedish: t+|sv|ben|n
Telugu: �ాల� (kaalu)
Tupinambá: kupy, etymã (t-)
Turkish: bacak
Upper Sorbian: noha
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trans-top|part of garment covering the leg
Danish: t+|da|ben
Erzya: понк� пил�ге (ponks pilge)
Finnish: lahje, puntti (colloquial)
Icelandic: buxnaskálm f, skálm f
Polish: nogawka f
Portuguese: t+|pt|perna
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Russian: ��анина (štanína) f
Swedish: t+|sv|ben|n
Telugu: �ాల� (kaalu)
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trans-top|stage of journey
Danish: etape
Finnish: etappi, legi (in sailing)
German: Etappe f
Icelandic: áfangi m
Polish: etap (podróży) m
trans-mid
Russian: ��ап (etáp) m, пе�е�од (perexód) m
Spanish: t-|es|etapa|f
Swedish: etapp c
Telugu: ���� (aMche)
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trans-top|(nautical) distance done without changing the sails from one side to the other
Finnish: t+|fi|legi
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trans-top|(nautical) side of a route in a sailing race
Finnish: t+|fi|legi
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trans-top|game played in a tournament
Danish: runde
Finnish: t+|fi|ottelu
trans-mid
Portuguese: t+|pt|partida|f
Russian: ��ап (etáp) m in a relay-race, к��г (krug) m running, ��� (tur) m of a contest
Swedish: omgång c, runda c
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trans-top|side in a triangle
Finnish: t-|fi|kateetti
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Portuguese: t-|pt|cateto
Russian: ка�е� (kátet) m
Swedish: katet c
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Derived terms
top2
foreleg
get one's leg over
hind leg
leggy
leg it
legroom
legs eleven
mid2
legwork
make a leg
pull a leg
shake a leg
show a bit of leg
show a leg
stretch one's legs

See also
top3
ankle
arm
buttocks
calf
elbow
foot
mid3
hip
joint
knee
lap
limb
mid3
shank
shin
thick
thigh
vertebra

Verb
en-verb|leg|g|ing

1. To put a series of three or more options strikes into the stock market.
2. To remove the legs from an animal carcass.
3. To build legs onto a platform or stage for support.

Derived terms
leg it

Category:1000 English basic words

Danish

Noun
leg

1. play
2. roe (of fish)

Category:Danish nouns

Dutch

Verb
leg

1. (first-person singular indicative present tense of leggen) lay, put

German

Verb
leg(e)

1. (first-person singular indicative present tense of legen) lay, put

Icelandic

Noun
leg n (legs|leg-s, leg)

1. uterus

Derived terms
legháls
leghálssýking

Romanian

Verb
ro-verbform|lega|person1s|timepres|tense=ind

1. (I) tie

Verb
ro-verbform|lega|person1s|timepres|tense=sub

1. (I) tie

Swedish

Noun
leg (also legg) n

1. slang|lang=sv Short form of legitimation: any kind of ID card.

Category:Anatomy

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology
From English leg#English|leg.

Noun
leg

1. lower leg, foot

Synonyms
ngar#Torres_Strait_Creole|ngar (western dialect)

Category:Torres Strait Creole nouns
Category:tcs:Anatomy

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