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Definitions for Legging

[1] a covering for the leg, usually extending from the ankle to the knee but sometimes higher, worn by soldiers, riders, workers, etc. Compare chaps, gaiter, puttee.
[2] leggings, (used with a plural verb ) close-fitting knit pants. the pants of a two-piece snowsuit.
[3] either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
[4] Anatomy . the lower limb of a human being from the knee to the ankle.
[5] something resembling or suggesting a leg in use, position, or appearance.
[6] the part of a garment that covers the leg: the leg of a stocking; trouser leg.
[7] one of usually several, relatively tall, slender supports for a piece of furniture.
[8] one of the sides of a forked object, as of a compass or pair of dividers.
[9] one of the sides of a triangle other than the base or hypotenuse.
[10] a timber, bar, or the like, serving to prop or shore up a structure.
[11] one of the flanges of an angle iron.
[12] one of the distinct sections of any course: the last leg of a trip.
[13] Nautical . one of the series of straight runs that make up the zigzag course of a sailing ship. one straight or nearly straight part of a multiple-sided course in a sailing race.
[14] Sports . one of a designated number of contests that must be successfully completed in order to determine the winner. one of the stretches or sections of a relay race.
[15] legs, (in wine tasting) the rivulets of wine that slowly descend along the inside of a glass after the wine has been swirled, sometimes regarded as an indication that the wine is full-bodied.
[16] Cricket . the part of the field to the left of and behind the batsman as he faces the bowler or to the right of and behind him if he is left-handed. the fielder playing this part of the field. the position of this fielder.
[17] Electricity . a component or branch of a circuit, network, antenna, etc.
[18] Radio and Television . a connecting link between stations in a network, as the microwave relays used in transmitting a show from one geographical area to another.
[19] bride2(def 1) .
[20] to move or propel (a boat) with the legs: They legged the boat through the tunnel.
[21] leg up , to help (someone) to mount a horse.
[22] either of the two lower limbs, including the bones and fleshy covering of the femur, tibia, fibula, and patella (as modifier ) leg guard ; leg rest Related adjective: crural
[23] any similar or analogous structure in animals that is used for locomotion or support
[24] this part of an animal, esp the thigh, used for food leg of lamb
[25] something similar to a leg in appearance or function, such as one of the four supporting members of a chair
[26] a branch, limb, or part of a forked or jointed object
[27] the part of a garment that covers the leg
[28] a section or part of a journey or course
[29] a single stage, lap, length, etc, in a relay race
[30] either one of two races on which a cumulative bet has been placed
[31] either the opposite or adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
[32] nautical the distance travelled without tacking (in yacht racing) the course between any two marks
[33] one of a series of games, matches, or parts of games
[34] cricket the side of the field to the left of a right-handed batsman as he faces the bowler (as modifier ) a leg slip ; leg stump
[35] give someone a leg up to help someone to climb an obstacle by pushing upwards to help someone to advance
[36] have legs informal to be successful or show the potential to succeed
[37] not have a leg to stand on to have no reasonable or logical basis for an opinion or argument
[38] on its last legs worn out; exhausted
[39] pull someone's leg informal to tease, fool, or make fun of someone
[40] shake a leg informal to hurry up: usually used in the imperative to dance
[41] show a leg informal to get up in the morning
[42] stretch one's legs See stretch (def. 17)
[43] (tr) obsolete to propel (a canal boat) through a tunnel by lying on one's back and walking one's feet along the tunnel roof
[44] leg it informal to walk, run, or hurry

Words related to Legging

chaps, puttees, buskins

Words nearby Legging

legg's disease, legg-calvé-perthes disease, legg-perthes disease, legged, leggie, legging, leggings, leggy, legharness, leghemoglobin, leghorn

Origin of Legging

1225–75; 1915–20 for def 10 ; Middle English < Old Norse leggr

Other words from Legging

leg·ginged , adjective
leg·less , adjective
leg·like , adjective

Word origin for Legging

C13: from Old Norse leggr, of obscure origin

Synonyms for Legging

buskins, chaps, puttees, putts, stockings, half-boots, leggins