dead-leg
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2VERB + DEAD-LEG
given, kids
DEAD-LEG + NOUN
knee
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noun
Alternative form of dead leg (blow to the upper thigh)
If they did then they kept quiet about it for fear of dead-legs, dead-shoulders, kidney punches, that sort of thing.
They'd given kids a dead-leg: a knee to the side of the thigh.
Alternative form of deadleg (pipe with no outflow)
In a WFI system, usually a distilled water loop, warm standing water can occur in dead-legs which are defined as dead-ends more than 5 to 6 pipe widths in length, and which extend downward, either straight or at an angle, from the loop.
Critical factors relating to preproduction sterilisation of food contact surfaces include correct assembly of equipment, and assurance that it is clean, and without crevices or dead-legs which are inaccessible for cleaning or heat sterilisation purposes.
Alternative form of deadleg (movement with hips and knees held stiff and straight)
There are many different ways to throw the change-up, and through the years pitchers on the Dodgers have used three different methods. They use a "dead leg" in back, which helps the body drop low; holding the ball with three fingers on top;
When a pitcher is trying to be quicker to the plate, often he will start to dead-leg.
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3If they did then they kept quiet about it for fear of dead-legs, dead-shoulders, kidney punches, that sort of thing.
WiktionaryThey'd given kids a dead-leg: a knee to the side of the thigh.
WiktionaryI would then have to leave it to stealth, and when I did catch them I would give them a couple of dead-legs until they pleaded and promised they wouldn't do it again.
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