A leg is a body part used to stand, walk, or run. People and animals have legs for movement.
She hurt her leg playing football.
The dog has four legs to run fast.
A leg can be a part of furniture or other things that hold them up. For example, tables and chairs have legs to stay steady.
The table has four wooden legs.
The chair leg is broken and wobbly.
Leg means one of the two parts of pants or stockings that cover your legs. Clothes like trousers have two legs.
His pants have a hole in the left leg.
The jeans' legs are too long for me.
In electronics, a leg is a metal pin or wire on a part used to connect it in a circuit. They help electronic devices work.
The resistor has two legs for connection.
Check the leg of the transistor carefully.
To leg means to run or move quickly on foot. This use is common in some English speaking countries like the UK.
He legged it to catch the bus.
They legged away from the dog fast.
Legs can mean important parts or sources of money or support for something, like business or economy. It is often used in plural.
The project loses one of its main legs of income.
Agriculture is a leg of the country’s economy.
In sports, a leg is one match or game in a series between two teams. For example, football competitions have two legs for each pair of teams.
The team won the first leg 2-0.
The second leg decides the winner.
