ADJ
- left, right
- front
- back, hind
- long
- short, stumpy
- beautiful, good, shapely
- muscled, muscular, powerful, strong
- skinny, spindly, thin
- fat
- bandy
- hairy
- bare
- artificial, wooden
- bad, stiff
- broken, fractured
- lame, withered
- He sat down with his lame leg outstretched
- tired
- She crossed the finish line on tired legs
- fresh
- They don't train the day before a match to ensure they have fresh legs
- outstretched
VERB + LEG
- bend
- brace
- He put his back against the car, braced his legs and pushed
- straighten
- cross
- I moved the chair away from the table so I could cross my legs
- splay, spread
- They made him put his hands on the police car and spread his legs
- extend, stretch (out)
- She stretched her legs under the table. (figurative) It was good to get out of the car and stretch our legs (= walk about)
- lift
- The dog lifted its leg against the lamp post
- draw up, tuck under
- She sat with her legs drawn up underneath her
- kick
- swing
- She swung her legs over the side of the bed and reached for her crutches
- entwine, tangle
- They gazed at each other, their legs entwined under the table
- break, injure
- amputate
- She had her leg amputated below the knee
- shave
LEG + VERB
- move
- They ran together, their legs moving in unison
- flail, kick
- He jumped to avoid the flailing leg of the defender
- pump
- She started running, fat legs pumping
- bend
- buckle, give way
- His legs buckled and he collapsed on the floor
- shake, tremble
- dangle, hang, swing
- He sat with his legs dangling off the bridge
- ache
LEG + NOUN
- exercise
- muscle
- injury, pains, trouble, ulcer, wound
- room (also legroom)
- You don't get much legroom on economy-class flights
PREP
- between the/your ~s
- The dog sloped off, its tail between its legs
- in the ~
- He was shot in the leg by a sniper
- on the/your ~
- I've got a big bruise on my leg
- on one ~
- Many birds are able to stand on one leg for hours at a time
PHRASES
- (have, etc.) your leg in plaster
- He was wheeled out of the hospital with his leg in plaster
VERB + LEG
- pull up, roll up
- He rolled up his trouser legs
- roll down
PHRASES
- long/short in the leg
- These jeans are too long in the leg
ADJ
- first, second, etc.
- final, last
- anchor
- The fastest runner often runs the anchor leg (= the last one) of a relay
- outbound
- homeward
PREP
- on the … ~
- At last we were on the homeward leg of our journey