leg

a. either of the two lower limbs, including the bones and fleshy covering of the femur, tibia, fibula, and patella

b. (as modifier): leg guard

2. any similar or analogous structure in animals that is used for locomotion or support

3. something similar to a leg in appearance or function, such as one of the four supporting members of a chair

4. either the opposite or adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

5. Nautical

a. the distance travelled without tacking

b. (in yacht racing) the course between any two marks

6. Cricket

a. the side of the field to the left of a right-handed batsman as he faces the bowler

b. (as modifier): a leg slip

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What does it mean when you dream about a leg?

To “get a leg up” on issues and conditions may symbolize that the dreamer has regained the confidence to stand up and take control again. Legs also signify movement, especially running.

leg

[leg]

(anatomy)

The lower extremity of a human limb, between the knee and the ankle.

(computer science)

The sequence of instructions that is followed in a computer routine from one branch point to the next.

(engineering)

Anything that functionally or structurally resembles an animal leg.

One of the branches of a forked or jointed object.

One of the main upright members of a drill derrick or tripod.

(geophysics)

A single cycle of more or less periodic motion in a wave train on a seismogram.

(mathematics)

Either side adjacent to the right angle of a right triangle.

(mechanical engineering)

The case that encloses the vertical part of the belt carrying the buckets within a grain elevator.

(metallurgy)

In a fillet weld, the distance between the root and the toe.

(mining engineering)

In mine timbering, a prop or upright member of a set or frame.

A stone that has to be wedged out from beneath a larger one.

(navigation)

One part of a craft's track, consisting of a single course line.

A track identified by an aid to navigation.

(zoology)

An appendage or limb used for support and locomotion.

leg

i. The strut of a landing gear.
ii. One segment or part of an entire flight or trip by air.
iii. A beam of a radio-range station identified by a particular flight as an inbound leg or an outbound leg.

The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Leg

an organ of support and locomotion in animals and man (seeMOVEMENT, LOCOMOTION). In mollusks, the analagous organ of locomotion is called the foot, which occurs as an unpaired muscular outgrowth of the ventral wall of the body. The foot is often supplied with a flat, creeping basal plate and contains glands that secrete mucus or byssal threads (seeBYSSUS). The development and structure of the foot depend on the mollusk’s mode of life. For example, in swimming pteropods the foot is in the form of two fins, which are shaped like oars. In sessile and parasitic mollusks the foot is reduced to various degrees, depending on the species. In cephalopods it has been converted to a funnel and a crown of tentacles.

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References in classic literature

'Come here!' said the man with the wooden leg, repeating the gesture.

Hey?' repeated the man with the wooden leg. I afterwards found that he generally acted, with his strong voice, as Mr.

'- Will have a thing done, I will have it done,' repeated the man with the wooden leg.

Has that fellow' - to the man with the wooden leg -'been here again?'

Creakle was in earnest, or whether he only did it to frighten me, I don't know, but he made a burst out of his chair, before which I precipitately retreated, without waiting for the escort Of the man with the wooden leg, and never once stopped until I reached my own bedroom, where, finding I was not pursued, I went to bed, as it was time, and lay quaking, for a couple of hours.

I heard that the man with the wooden leg, whose name was Tungay, was an obstinate barbarian who had formerly assisted in the hop business, but had come into the scholastic line with Mr.

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She remained on tip-toe, with both arms outstretched; he stood steadfastly on his one leg, never moving his eyes from her face.

He landed on his head with his leg in the air, his gun being wedged between two paving-stones.

She was still standing on one leg with the other high in the air; she too was steadfast.

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And what would you want to saw his leg off for, anyway?"

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All those blanched legs, milk bottle legs, And saucy, sizzling, salsa legs, The stilted legs, kilted legs, High and mighty, Paris Hilton legs, And even some varicose veined, Blue stilton legs, Peeping out from the shorts and skirts, Reserved for package holidays, As it was time to bake a leg.

YOUR POEM; Leg Ends

* have 16 legs: 5 pairs of prolegs and 3 pairs of true legs

LOTS OF LEGS AND FUN FACTS