Meaning

4 senses
  1. A covering, usually of leather, worn from knee to ankle.

    Überhose

    ге́траgétra, лоси́ныlosíny, ле́ггинсыlégginsy

    a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle)

  2. Stretchy tight-fitting pants often worn by women or for exercise.

    Leggings, Leggins

    лоси́ныlosíny

  3. One of the legs of a pair of trousers.

    Take the legging and turn up the cuff.

  4. The process of putting a series of three or more options strikes into the stock market.

Examples

8 sentences
  1. Tom is wearing leggings.

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  2. Her ill-fitting leggings gave her cameltoe.

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  3. Do you think that male leggings are cool?

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  4. Choosing to wear leggings can give a sophisticated look to a simple ensemble.

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  5. Mary was wearing leggings.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
leg covering:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
leg covering:
tight-fitting stretch pants:

Origin

From leg + -ing.

From leg + -ing.

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Forms

plural: leggings

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle):legingleg covering

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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