Meaning

6 senses
  1. (US, slang)A violent thug, especially one employed as an enforcer by a criminal organization (e.g., a mafia, a loan shark).

  2. A person whose job is to break the legs of poultry in a food processing facility.

  3. A tackle or other on-field maneuver capable of breaking a player's leg.

  4. A demanding bicycling competition or the course on which such a competition is held.

  5. A cricketer who bowls leg breaks.

  6. A leg break ball.

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Forms

plural: leg-breakers

Word family

1 related words
Relatedleg break

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