English-Thai Dictionary

leg

N ขา  lower limb ka

 

leg

N ขา กางเกง  clothing for leg ka-kang-keng

 

leg

N ขา เก้าอี้ หรือ ขา โต๊ะ  ka-kao-ae-rue-ka-tol

 

leg

N ผลัด หนึ่ง ใน เกม การแข่งขัน กีฬา  plad-nueng-nai-kem-kan-kaeng-kan-ki-la

 

leg

N สาขา  กิ่งก้าน  แขนง  branch fork sa-ka

 

leg

VI เดิน หรือ วิ่งหนี  walk/run to escape doen-rue-wing-ne

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LEG

n. 1. The limb of an animal, used in supporting the body and in walking and running; properly, that part of the limb from the knee to the foot, but in a more general sense, the whole limb, including the thigh, the leg and the foot.
2. The long or slender support of any thing; as the leg of a table.
To make a leg, to bow; a phrase introduced probably by the practice of drawing the right leg backward. [Little used. ]
To stand on one's own legs, to support one's self; to trust to one's own strength or efforts without aid.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LEG

Leg, n. Etym: [Icel. leggr; akin to Dan. læg calf of the leg, Sw. lägg.]

 

1. A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp. , that part of the limb between the knee and foot.

 

2. That which resembles a leg in form or use; especially, any long and slender support on which any object rests; as, the leg of a table; the leg of pair of compasses or dividers.

 

3. The part of any article of clothing which covers the leg; as, the leg of a stocking or of a pair of trousers.

 

4. A bow, esp. in the phrase to make a leg; probably from drawing the leg backward in bowing. [Obs. ] He that will give a cap and make a leg in thanks for a favor he never received. Fuller.

 

5. A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg. [Slang, Eng. ]

 

6. (Naut. )

 

Defn: The course and distance made by a vessel on one tack or between tacks.

 

7. (Steam Boiler )

 

Defn: An extension of the boiler downward, in the form of a narrow space between vertical plates, sometimes nearly surrounding the furnace and ash pit, and serving to support the boiler; -- called also water leg.

 

8. (Grain Elevator )

 

Defn: The case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets.

 

9. (Cricket )

 

Defn: A fielder whose position is on the outside, a little in rear of the batter. A good leg (Naut. ), a course sailed on a tack which is near the desired course. -- Leg bail, escape from custody by flight. [Slang ] -- Legs of an hyperbola (or other curve ) (Geom.), the branches of the curve which extend outward indefinitely. -- Legs of a triangle, the sides of a triangle; -- a name seldom used unless one of the sides is first distinguished by some appropriate term; as, the hypothenuse and two legs of a right-angled triangle. On one's legs, standing to speak. -- One's last legs. See under Last. -- To have legs (Naut. ), to have speed. -- To stand on one's own legs, to support one's self; to be independent.

 

LEG

LEG Leg, v. t.

 

Defn: To use as a leg, with it as object: (a ) To bow. [Obs. ] (b ) To run [Low ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

leg

leg |leg lɛɡ | ▶noun 1 each of the limbs on which a person or animal walks and stands: Adams broke his leg | he was off as fast as his legs would carry him | [ as modifier ] : a leg injury. • a leg of an animal or bird as food: a roast leg of lamb. • a part of a garment covering a leg or part of a leg: his trouser leg. • (legs ) informal used to refer to the sustained popularity or success of a product or idea: some books have legs; others don't. 2 each of the supports of a chair, table, or other piece of furniture: table legs. • a long, thin support or prop: the house was set on legs. 3 a section or stage of a journey or process: the return leg of his journey. • Sailing a run made on a single tack. • (in soccer and other sports ) each of two games constituting a round of a competition. • a section of a relay or other race done in stages: one leg of its race around the globe. • a single game in a darts match. 4 a branch of a forked object. 5 (also leg side ) Cricket the half of the field (as divided lengthways through the pitch ) away from which the batsman's feet are pointed when standing to receive the ball. The opposite of off. 6 archaic an obeisance made by drawing back one leg and bending it while keeping the front leg straight. ▶verb ( legs, legging , legged |ˈlegd | ) 1 (leg it ) [ no obj. ] informal travel by foot; walk. • run away: he legged it after someone shouted at him. 2 [ with obj. ] chiefly historical propel (a boat ) through a tunnel on a canal by pushing with one's legs against the tunnel roof or sides. PHRASES feel (or find ) one's legs become able to stand or walk. have (or get ) a leg up on informal have (or get ) an advantage over: he'd certainly have a leg up on the competition. leg up assistance in mounting a horse or high object: give me a leg up over the wall. • help to improve one's position: the council is to provide a financial leg up for the club. not have ( the ) legs (of a ball, esp. in golf ) not have sufficient momentum to reach the desired point. not have a leg to stand on have no facts or sound reasons to support one's argument or justify one's actions. on one's last legs near the end of life, usefulness, or existence: the foundry business was on its last legs. DERIVATIVES leg ged |ˈlegid |adjective [ in combination ] : a four-legged animal, leg ger noun [ in combination ] : a three-legger ORIGIN Middle English (superseding shank ): from Old Norse leggr (compare with Danish læg ‘calf (of the leg )’), of Germanic origin.

 

Oxford Dictionary

leg

leg |lɛg | ▶noun 1 each of the limbs on which a person or animal walks and stands: Adams broke his leg | he was off as fast as his legs would carry him | [ as modifier ] : a leg injury. • a leg of an animal or bird as food: a roast leg of lamb. • a part of a garment covering a leg or part of a leg: his trouser leg. • (legs ) informal (with reference to a ball, especially in golf ) sufficient momentum to reach the desired point. • (legs ) informal (with reference to a product or idea ) sustained popularity or success: some books have legs, others don't. 2 each of the supports of a chair, table, or other structure: table legs | the house was set on legs. 3 a section or stage of a journey or process: the return leg of his journey. • Sailing a run made on a single tack. • (in soccer and other sports ) each of two games constituting a round of a competition. • a section of a relay or other race done in stages: one leg of its race round the globe. • a single game in a darts match. 4 a branch of a forked object. 5 (also leg side ) Cricket the half of the field (as divided lengthways through the pitch ) away from which the batsman's feet are pointed when standing to receive the ball. The opposite of off. 6 archaic a deferential gesture made by drawing back one leg and bending it while keeping the front leg straight. ▶verb ( legs, legging, legged ) [ with obj. ] 1 (leg it ) Brit. informal travel by foot; walk. • run away: he legged it after someone shouted at him. 2 chiefly historical propel (a boat ) through a tunnel on a canal by pushing with one's legs against the tunnel roof or sides. PHRASES feel (or find ) one's legs become able to stand or walk. get one's leg over Brit. vulgar slang (of a man ) have sexual intercourse. have the legs of Brit. be able to go faster or further than (a rival ). not have a leg to stand on have no facts or sound reasons to support one's argument or justify one's actions. on one's hind legs Brit. informal, dated standing up to make a speech: he wasn't afraid to get up on his hind legs at a social gathering and talk. on one's last legs near the end of life, usefulness, or existence: the foundry business was on its last legs. DERIVATIVES legged |lɛgd, ˈlɛgɪd |adjective [ in combination ] : a four-legged animal, legger noun [ in combination ] : a three-legger ORIGIN Middle English (superseding shank ): from Old Norse leggr (compare with Danish læg ‘calf (of the leg )’), of Germanic origin.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

leg

leg noun 1 Lee broke his leg: lower limb, limb, shank; informal pin. 2 the first leg of a European tour: part, stage, portion, segment, section, phase, stretch, lap. PHRASES give someone a leg up we all want to give our kids a leg up in the world: help /assist someone, give someone assistance, lend someone a helping hand, give someone a boost. leg it informal See run (sense 1 of the verb ). on its /one's last legs the barn is on its last legs: dilapidated, worn out, rickety, about to fall apart, about to become obsolete; failing, dying, terminal, on one's deathbed. pull someone's leg is Julie really sick or is she just pulling my leg? tease someone, make fun of someone, tease, joke, make fun, fool, jest, joke with someone, play a (practical ) joke on someone, play a trick on someone, make a monkey out of someone; hoax someone, fool someone, deceive someone, lead someone on, hoodwink someone, dupe someone, beguile someone, gull someone; informal kid someone, have someone on, rib someone, take someone for a ride, put someone on. stretch one's legs we always like to stretch our legs after dinner: go for a walk, take a stroll, walk, stroll, move about, get some exercise.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

leg

leg noun 1 he broke his leg in a football match: lower limb, shank; limb, member; technical crus; informal stump, peg, pin. 2 a gilded table leg: upright, support, prop, brace, underpinning, column. 3 the first leg of a European tour: part, stage, portion, segment, section, bit, phase, stretch, lap, step, instalment; passage, subdivision, subsection, juncture. PHRASES give someone a leg up parents want to give their kids a leg up in the world: help /assist someone, act as someone's support, give someone assistance, lend someone a helping hand, come to someone's aid; give someone a boost, boost, advance, raise, kick-start, give someone a flying start. on its last legs 1 your car looked as though it was on its last legs: dilapidated, worn out, rickety, about to break, about to fall apart, about to collapse. ANTONYMS in good condition. 2 a foundry business that was on its last legs: about to fail, failing, about to go bankrupt, near to ruin, going to the wall; informal going bust, going down the toilet. ANTONYMS thriving. pull someone's leg it's all right, Robbie, I was only pulling your leg: tease, rag, make fun of, chaff, trick, joke with, play a joke on, play a trick on, play a practical joke on, taunt, jest; hoax, fool, deceive, misguide, lead on, hoodwink, dupe, beguile, gull; informal kid, have on, rib, wind up, take for a ride, lead up the garden path, take the mickey out of, make a monkey out of; N. Amer. informal put on. stretch one's legs after two days on the bus we were glad of the chance to stretch our legs: go for a walk, take a walk, go for a stroll, walk, stroll, move about, promenade, get some exercise, get some air, take the air. ▶verb PHRASES leg it informal 1 if the dog starts growling, leg it! run away, run, flee, make off, make a break for it, escape, hurry, decamp; informal hightail it, hotfoot it, make a run for it, make tracks, cut and run, skedaddle, vamoose, show a clean pair of heels, split, scoot, scram, hook it; Brit. informal scarper, do a runner, have it away (on one's toes ), get cracking, get a move on. ANTONYMS stay. 2 I am part of a sales team legging it around London: walk, march, tramp, trek, trudge, plod, wander, ramble, go on foot; informal go on Shanks's pony. WORD LINKS leg crural relating to a leg Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

leg

leg /leɡ /〖古英語ではshank (足 )を用いたが13世紀以降legが使われ始め一般化した 〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C 〖通例one 's ～〗(人 動物 昆虫の )脚 , 足 (!太ももからくるぶしの部分まで; ｟米 ｠ではしばしばくるぶしからひざの間をさす; →foot , body ) ▸ break one's leg (片 )足を骨折する ▸ sit with crossed legs ≒sit with one's legs crossed 足を組んで座る ▸ a cut [an operation ] on one's leg 足の切り傷 [手術 ]▸ her long, slender legs 彼女の長くて細い足 ▸ front [hind ] legs (動物の )前 [後 ]足 ▸ an artificial leg 義足 2 C 〖部分は 不可算 〗(食用としての動物の )足の肉 (!特にもも肉の部分 ) ▸ a leg of lamb ラムの足の肉 3 C (家具などの )脚 ; (器具 建造物などの )支柱 ; (コンパスなどの )脚 ; 〘数 〙(三角形の底辺 [直角三角形の斜辺 ]以外の )辺 ▸ table [chair ] legs テーブル [いす ]の脚 4 C 〖通例 ～s 〗(ズボンの )足の部分 ▸ roll up one's pant legs ズボンの足をめくりあげる 5 C (長旅 競走 行程などで, ひと息に進む )部分 ; 段階 ; (リレーなどの )1区間 ; (帆船の )一間 （ひとま ）切りの区間 〘ジグザグに進む中の直線部 〙▸ The first [final ] leg of the tour was during the rainy season .旅程の初め [最後 ]の部分が雨季と重なった 6 C ｟主に英 ｠〘スポーツ 〙レッグ 〘主にサッカーで同一対戦相手との連戦の1つ 〙; ダーツの1試合 .7 U 〘スポーツ 〙(クリケットで )レッグサイド 〘右打者の左後方 左打者の右後方 〙(leg side ).as f à st as one's l è gs would c á rry one 全速力で .be ò ff one's l é gs 〈人が 〉休息している, 足を休めている .be (ù p ) on one's (｟おどけて ｠h ì nd ) l é gs 1 (演説をするために )立ち上がる, 立っている .2 (長時間 )立ち続けている, 歩き回っている .3 (病気の後 )歩けるようになる .4 景気がよい .Br è ak a l é g!｟くだけた話 ｠がんばって (!特に舞台出演前の役者に向かって言う ) .ch à nge the l é g 〈馬が 〉脚を踏みかえる .f è el [f ì nd ] one's l é gs 〈赤ん坊が 〉立ったり歩いたりできる ; 自信がつく .g è t A b à ck on A's l é gs (肉体的 経済的に )A 〈人 〉を回復させる, 立ち直らせる .g è t one's [a ] l é g ò ver ｟英 豪 俗 ｠〈男性が 〉セックスをする .g è t (ú p ) on one's h ì nd l é gs 〈人が 〉激怒する ; 攻撃的になる .g ì ve A a l è g ú p ｟くだけて ｠A 〈人 〉を手伝う ; Aを後押しする, 応援する ; Aの助けになる .h à ve a hollow l é g 〈人が 〉 (飲食に関して )胃袋が底なしである ; ざるである .h à ve l é gs ｟主に米 くだけて ｠〈製品 情報が 〉長く人の関心を引く ; 根強い人気を保つ ; うわさが絶えない .h à ve the l é gs of A ｟英 ｠A 〈ライバル 〉より速く [遠くに ]行ける .l é g bef ò re w í cket 〘スポーツ 〙(クリケットで )打者が足を出して球を止める反則 (｟略 ｠lbw ).m à ke a l é g ｟古 ｠(片ひざを曲げて )あいさつする ; 礼をする .n ò t have [h à ven't got ] a l é g to st á nd on ｟くだけて ｠(論争 裁判などで )言い訳の余地がない ; 正当な根拠 [確証 ]がない .on one's l à st l é gs ｟くだけて ｠1 〈人が 〉死にかけて ; 疲れきって .2 〈人が 〉破綻 （はたん ）しそうで, 行き詰まって ; 〈物が 〉壊れかけて .p ù ll A's l é g ｟くだけた話 ｠〖通例進行形で 〗(冗談を言って )Aをからかう (!「足をひっぱる, じゃまをする 」の意味では用いない ) .p ù t [s è t ] one's best l è g f ó remost [f ó rward ]全速力で歩く ; 全力を尽くす .s è t A on [upon ] A's l é gs (again )(経済面その他で )A 〈人 〉の援助をする ; Aの健康を回復させる .sh à ke a l é g 1 ｟くだけた話 やや古 ｠〖命令形で 〗急げ .2 踊る .Sh ò w a l é g!｟英話 やや古 ｠〖命令形で 〗起きろ .st á nd on [upon ] one's ò wn (two ) l é gs (他人に頼らず )独立している .str è tch one's l é gs ｟くだけて ｠(長時間座った後などに )歩き回る ; 散歩に出かける .t à ke to one's l é gs 逃げる .w à lk A off A's l é gs A 〈人 〉を遠くまで歩かせる ; Aを歩き疲れさせる .動詞 ～s ; ～ged ; ～ging 他動詞 (!次の成句で ) .l é g it ｟主に英 くだけた話 ｠すばやく逃げる, 立ち去る ; (交通手段がないときに )歩く .～́ br à ce (歩行用 )装具, 足の添え木 .～́ by è 〘クリケット 〙球が打者の身体に当たって得る点 .～́ gu à rd 〖通例 ～s 〗(球技の )すね当て, レガーズ .～́ ì rons 足かせ .～́ r ò om (乗り物 劇場などの座席の )足を伸ばすスペース .～́ sh ò w ｟くだけて やや古 ｠脚線美が売りもののショー [レビュー ].～́ sl ì p 〘クリケット 〙レッグスリップ 〘レッグサイドを守る選手 〙.～́ sp ì n 〘クリケット 〙レッグスピン 〘バウンド後にレッグサイドからそれるスピンボール 〙.～́ w à rmer 〖通例 ～s 〗レッグウォーマー .