leg

leg
n
1. limb, lower limb, member; Anat. tibia, Anat. fibula, shinbone, shin, shank, Sl. gam, Inf. peg, Inf. pin, (usu. pi.) Inf. stumps; calf, thigh, (usu. pi.) hams.
2. support, underpinning, standard, prop, brace, framework; post, column, pillar, upright; trestle, horse.
3. portion, segment, part, stretch; section, sector, piece, fraction.
4. give a leg up
give assistance, give an assist, give a hand, lend a helping hand, set up, put on one's feet, give new life to, see [s.o.] through; boost, advance, stand behind; aid, come to the aid of, assist, help, support, take care of, succor.
5. not have a leg to stand on
lack support or a valid basis, be full of holes, be undermined; be impotent, be ineffective, be defenseless, be vulnerable.
6. on one’s or its last legs
about to break down, about to die, about to collapse, about to fail; failing, fading fast, dying, at death's door.
7. pull [s.o.’s] leg
a. tease, put [s.o.] on, banter, chaff, rib, kid, Sl. razz; deride, Inf. roast, scoff at, mock, jeer, knock; fleer, laugh at, make fun of, guy, taunt, gibe, twit, rag.b. deceive, mislead, misinform, misguide; trick, delude, fool, take in, throw dust in [s.o.'s] eyes, pull the wool over [s.o.'s] eyes.
8. shake a leg
a.Slang. hurry, move quickly, hasten, lose no time, rush, make haste; run like mad, Sl. get cracking, Sl. get one's rear in gear, Sl. go like a bat out of hell, Sl. go like greased lightning.b.Slang. dance, Sl. shake your booties, Sl. hoof or hoof it, Sl. boogie, trip the light fantastic, Sl. cut a rug.
9. stretch one’s legs
take a walk, go for a walk, promenade, go for a stroll; get some exercise, stretch out the kinks.
v
10. leg it
run or walk quickly, hotfoot, hotfoot it, hightail, hightail it, Inf. skedaddle, Inf. vamoose.

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