leg

/lɛɡ/
noun 6verb 4adj 1

Collocations

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1

(noun.) part of the body

ADJ

left, right | front | back, hind | long | short, stumpy | beautiful, good, shapely | muscled, muscular, powerful, strong | skinny, spindly, thin | fat | bandy | hairy | bare | artificial, wooden | bad, stiff | broken, fractured

lame, withered

She couldn't play soccer because of her withered leg from the childhood injury.

tired

After climbing the stairs all day, he collapsed on the sofa with tired legs.

fresh

After running 10 kilometers, I didn't have fresh legs for the evening soccer match.

outstretched

VERB + LEG

bend

brace

She braced her legs against the floor to stay steady while lifting the heavy box.

straighten

cross

She sat comfortably on the sofa and crossed her legs while waiting for the doctor.

splay, spread

The yoga instructor asked us to splay our legs wide apart for the stretching exercise.

extend, stretch (out)

After sitting in the meeting for hours, we stood up to extend our legs.

lift

The injured athlete had to lift his leg carefully onto the physio table.

draw up, tuck under

The child tucked her legs under her while sitting on the carpet.

kick

swing

The child swung her legs happily while sitting on the park bench.

entwine, tangle

As the couple sat together on the couch, their legs tangled comfortably while they watched the movie.

break, injure

amputate

After the accident, the doctors had to amputate his leg to save his life.

shave

LEG + VERB

move

She stretched her leg out from under the table during the long meeting.

flail, kick

The baby kicked her legs excitedly when she saw her mother come home.

pump

His legs pumped frantically as he sprinted toward the finish line.

bend

buckle, give way

After climbing five flights of stairs, her legs gave way and she had to sit down.

shake, tremble

dangle, hang, swing

The little boy's legs swung back and forth as he sat on the high stool.

ache

LEG + NOUN

exercise | muscle | injury, pains, trouble, ulcer, wound

room (also legroom)

My knees always hit the seat in front because there's barely any legroom in these old buses.

PREP

between the/your ~s

After losing the match, the player walked off the field with his tail between his legs.

in the ~

The footballer twisted his leg during the match and had to leave the field.

on the/your ~

My son fell off his bike and got a cut on his leg yesterday.

on one ~

The flamingo stood on one leg while hunting for food in the shallow water.

PHRASES

(have, etc.) your leg in plaster

Sarah couldn't play football for weeks because she had her leg in plaster after the accident.

2

(noun.) of trousers

ADJ

trouser

VERB + LEG

pull up, roll up

She pulled up her jeans to show us the tattoo on her leg.

roll down

PHRASES

long/short in the leg

My trousers are a bit short in the leg, so I need to get them hemmed.

3

(noun.) of a journey/race

ADJ

first, second, etc. | final, last

anchor

She volunteered to run the anchor leg in the relay race at school.

outbound | homeward

PREP

on the ~

We're finally on the last leg of our road trip home.

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