leg

leg
noun
1 part of the body
ADJECTIVE
left, right
front
back, hind, rear
lower, upper

an injury to his upper leg

long
short, stumpy
beautiful, good, shapely
muscled, muscular, powerful, strong
skinny, slender, spindly, thin
fat
bandy
hairy
bare
artificial, prosthetic, wooden
bad, stiff
good

I was able to stand on my good leg.

hurt (esp. AmE), injured
broken, fractured
lame

He sat down with his lame leg outstretched.

tired, weak

She crossed the finish line on tired legs.

shaky, wobbly

He rose to his feet on shaky legs.

outstretched
… OF LEGS
pair

a fine pair of legs

VERB + LEG
bend
brace

He put his back against the car, braced his legs and pushed.

straighten
cross

I moved the chair away from the table so I could cross my legs.

splay, spread

They made him put his hands on the police car and spread his legs.

extend, stretch, stretch out

She stretched her legs under the table.

It was good to get out of the car and stretch our legs (= walk around).

lift

The dog lifted its leg against the lamp post.

move
draw up, tuck under

She sat with her legs drawn up underneath her.

kick
swing, throw

She swung her legs over the side of the bed and reached for her crutches.

entwine, tangle, wrap

They gazed at each other, their legs entwined under the table.

break, injure
lose

He lost a leg in a motorcycle accident.

amputate

She had her leg amputated below the knee.

shave, wax

I'm getting my legs waxed tomorrow.

LEG + VERB
move

They ran together, their legs moving in unison.

flail, kick

He jumped to avoid the flailing leg of the defender.

pump

She started running, fat legs pumping.

bend
buckle, give way

His legs buckled and he collapsed on the floor.

shake, tremble
dangle, hang, swing

He sat with his legs dangling off the bridge.

ache
LEG + NOUN
exercise
muscle
cramp, injury, pains, ulcer, wound
room (usually legroom)

You don't get much legroom on economy class.

extensions

Leg extensions use the quadriceps muscles to extend the knee.

PREPOSITION
between the/your legs

The dog sloped off, its tail between its legs.

in the leg

He was shot in the leg by a sniper.

on the/your leg

I had a big bruise on my leg.

on one leg

Many birds are able to stand on one leg for hours at a time.

PHRASES
your leg in a cast (esp. AmE), your leg in plaster (BrE)

He was wheeled out of the hospital with his leg in a cast/in plaster.

2 of trousers/pants
ADJECTIVE
pant (AmE), trouser (BrE)
VERB + LEG
pull up, roll up

He rolled up the legs of his jeans.

roll down
PHRASES
long in the leg, short in the leg

These jeans are too long in the leg.

3 of a journey/race
ADJECTIVE
first, second, etc.
final, last
anchor

The fastest runner often runs the anchor leg (= the last part) of a relay race.

outbound
PREPOSITION
on the … leg

We were on the last leg of our journey.


Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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