leg (EN)

noun

noun “leg”

1. the part of the body used by animals and humans to stand, walk, or run
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   The cat stretched its legs before leaping onto the windowsill.
2. the part of clothing that covers the leg
   She spilled coffee on the legs of her new white pants.
3. the part of an object that supports it from the ground
   The table wobbled because one of its legs was shorter than the others.
4. a section or phase of a journey or race
   The marathon's toughest leg was the steep climb near the end, pushing runners to their limits.
5. in sports, a single event within a larger competition
   Barcelona won the first leg of the Champions League semi-final, putting them in a strong position for the return match.
6. in geometry, the side of a right triangle that is not the longest side
   In a right triangle, the length of each leg can be used to calculate the hypotenuse using the Pythagorean theorem.
7. in geometry, one of the two sides of an isosceles triangle that have the same length
   In an isosceles triangle, both legs are of the same length, creating two equal angles at the base.