dead leg
dead leg · dead legs
A blow to the upper thigh, crushing the muscle against the bone and crushing the nerve…A blow to the upper thigh, crushing the muscle against the bone and crushing the nerve cluster next to the quadriceps. Also, the resulting injury.
Meaning
2 sensesA blow to the upper thigh, crushing the muscle against the bone and crushing the nerve cluster next to the quadriceps. Also, the resulting injury.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dead, leg.