- leg
- noun1 part of the bodyADJECTIVE▪ 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.
▪ acheLEG + 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/pantsADJECTIVE▪ pant (AmE), trouser (BrE)VERB + LEG▪ pull up, roll up▪He rolled up the legs of his jeans.
▪ roll downPHRASES▪ long in the leg, short in the leg▪These jeans are too long in the leg.
3 of a journey/raceADJECTIVE▪ first, second, etc.▪ final, last▪ anchor▪The fastest runner often runs the anchor leg (= the last part) of a relay race.
▪ outboundPREPOSITION▪ on the … leg▪We were on the last leg of our journey.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
