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Legs has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

staying power

"that old Broadway play really has legs"

2

plural of leg

"She stretched her legs out on the sofa to relax after a long day at work."

In plain English: Legs are the two long parts of your body that connect your hips to your feet and let you walk or stand.

"She stretched her legs after sitting in the chair for hours."

Usage: Use "legs" to refer to multiple human or animal limbs used for standing and walking, as well as the supports of furniture or tables. Avoid using it to describe non-limb body parts or abstract concepts unless specifically referring to structural elements like table legs.

Verb
1

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of leg

"He legs it to the bus stop before he is late for work."

In plain English: To leg someone means to run away from them quickly to escape.

"The table legs wobbled when I leaned on them."

Usage: Do not use "legs" as a verb in everyday conversation; instead, use the base form "leg" to mean traveling quickly by vehicle or moving with difficulty. The word "legs" is strictly a noun referring to body parts or furniture supports, and its third-person singular verb form is rarely used outside of specific technical contexts.

Example Sentences
"She stretched her legs after sitting in the chair for hours." noun
"The table legs wobbled when I leaned on them." verb
"The chef will legs the beans for ten minutes to soften them properly." verb
"You should never legs vegetables if you want to keep their crisp texture." verb
"Some gardeners prefer to legs carrots in early spring before the ground freezes." verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
stamina

Origin

Derived from Old English leg, this term originally referred to any long, slender part of an object or body used as a support. It evolved directly from the Proto-Germanic root lagō meaning "to lay" or "stretch out.

Rhyming Words
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