leg
To remove the legs from an animal carcassTo remove the legs from an animal carcass.
» I got my right leg injured.
Ich verletzte mich am rechten Bein. — freddy1
Я повредил правую ногу. — Selena777
Я повредила правую ногу. — Selena777
Я поранила праву ногу. — bicolino34
Я пошкодила праву ногу. — bicolino34
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5 sensesTo remove the legs from an animal carcass.
To build legs onto a platform or stage for support.
To put a series of three or more options strikes into the stock market.
To apply force using the leg (as in 'to leg a horse').
To thrust up or raise via the legs; to give a leg-up to.
Examples
1849 sentencesI got my right leg injured.
Я поранила праву ногу. — bicolino34
ruЯ повредил правую ногу. — Selena777
deIch verletzte mich am rechten Bein. — freddy1
She has long arms and legs.
Вона має довгі руки та ноги. — deniko
ruУ неё длинные руки и ноги. — marafon
deSie hat lange Arme und Beine. — Esperantostern
Tom shot himself in the leg.
Том вистрілив собі у ногу. — deniko
ruТом выстрелил себе в ногу. — sharptoothed
deTom hat sich ins Bein geschossen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
How did you break your leg?
Як ти зламав ногу? — miketheknight
ruКак ты сломал ногу? — marafon
deWie hast du dir denn das Bein gebrochen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I shot myself in the leg.
Я вистрілив собі в ногу. — deniko
ruЯ выстрелил себе в ногу. — marafon
Origin
From Middle English leg, legge, from Old Norse leggr (“leg, calf, bone of the arm or leg,From Middle English leg, legge, from Old Norse leggr (“leg, calf, bone of the arm or leg, hollow tube, stalk”), from Proto-Germanic *lagjaz, *lagwijaz (“leg, thigh”) (see it for more).
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Forms
legs, legging, legged, leggedPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- my legs are
- broke his leg
- a broken leg
- leg was broken
- broken leg
- hurt his leg
- stretch my legs
- left leg
- broken my leg
- shaves her legs
- broke my leg
- cross legged on
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.