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Synonyms of leg in English:

leg


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See UK English definition of leg

See Spanish definition of pierna

noun

1‘he broke his leg in a football match’

SYNONYMS
lower limb, shank
limb, member
technical crus
informal stump, peg, pin

2‘a gilded table leg’

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upright, support, prop, brace, underpinning, column

3‘the first leg of a European tour’

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part, stage, portion, segment, section, bit, phase, stretch, lap, step, instalment
passage, subdivision, subsection, juncture

Phrases

    stretch one's legs

    ‘after two days on the bus we were glad of the chance to stretch our legs’


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    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
    on its last legs

    1‘your car looked as though it was on its last legs’


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    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’


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    about to fail, failing, about to go bankrupt, near to ruin, going to the wall
    informal going bust, going down the toilet
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    thriving

    pull someone's leg

    ‘it's all right, Robbie, I was only pulling your leg’


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    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
    North American informal put on


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    tease, fool, play a trick on, make fun of, joke with, rag, chaff, twit, pull the wool over someone's eyes
    informal kid, bamboozle, lead up the garden path, take for a ride, rib, take the mickey out of, get a rise out of, take a rise out of
    British informal wind up, have on
    give someone a leg up

    ‘parents want to give their kids a leg up in the world’


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    assist someone, help 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