Leg vs Shirt - What's the difference?
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The lower limb of a human being or animal that extends from the groin to the ankle.
(anatomy) The portion of the lower appendage of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle.
A part of garment, such as a pair of trousers/pants, that covers a leg.
A stage of a journey, race etc.
(nautical) A distance that a sailing vessel does without changing the sails from one side to the other.
(nautical) One side of a multiple-sided (often triangular) course in a sailing race.
(sports) A single game or match played in a tournament or other sporting contest.
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One of the two sides of a right triangle that is not the hypotenuse.
(geometry) One of the branches of a hyperbola or other curve which extend outward indefinitely.
A rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object, supporting it from underneath.
(usually used in plural) evidence, the ability of a thing or idea to stick around or persist
(UK, slang, archaic) A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg.
An extension of a steam boiler downward, in the form of a narrow space between vertical plates, sometimes nearly surrounding the furnace and ash pit, and serving to support the boiler; called also water leg.
In a grain elevator, the case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets.
(cricket) A fielder whose position is on the outside, a little in rear of the batter.
To put a series of three or more options strikes into the stock market.
To remove the legs from an animal carcass.
To build legs onto a platform or stage for support.
An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms.
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a member of the shirt-wearing team.
As nouns the difference between leg and shirt
is that leg is lake while shirt is an article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms.As a verb shirt is
to cover or clothe with a shirt, or as if with a shirt.leg
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* (l) (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- Dan won't be able to come to the party, since he broke his leg last week and is now on crutches.
- The left leg of these jeans has a tear.
- After six days, we're finally in the last leg of our cross-country trip.
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- the legs of a chair or table
Derived terms
* a leg to stand on * foreleg * get one's leg over * hind leg * leg break * leg-breaker * leggy * leg it * legroom * legs eleven * legwork * make a leg * pull someone's leg * shake a leg * show a bit of leg * show a leg * stretch one's legsSee also
* ankle * arm * buttocks * calf * crus * elbow * foot * hip * joint * knee * lap * limb * shank * shin * thick * thigh * vertebraVerb
(legg)Derived terms
* leg itAnagrams
* *shirt
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(wikipedia shirt)Noun
(en noun)- Several persons in December had nothing over their shoulders but their shirts .
- She had her shirts and girdles of hair.
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