1. (

• leg ,

) a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle ;

2. (

• leg ,

) a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion ;

3. (

• leg ,

) one of the supports for a piece of furniture ;

4. (

• branch ,
• leg ,
• ramification

) a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches" ;

5. (

• leg

) the limb of an animal used for food ;

6. (

• peg ,
• wooden_leg ,
• leg ,
• pegleg

) a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg ;

7. (

• leg

) a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg ;

8. (

• leg ,

) (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack ;

9. (

• stage ,
• leg

) a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise" ;