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leg

  [leg] noun, verb, legged, leg⋅ging.
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–noun
1. either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
2. Anatomy. the lower limb of a human being from the knee to the ankle.
3. something resembling or suggesting a leg in use, position, or appearance.
4. the part of a garment that covers the leg: the leg of a stocking; trouser leg.
5. one of usually several, relatively tall, slender supports for a piece of furniture.
6. one of the sides of a forked object, as of a compass or pair of dividers.
7. one of the sides of a triangle other than the base or hypotenuse.
8. a timber, bar, or the like, serving to prop or shore up a structure.
9. one of the flanges of an angle iron.
10. one of the distinct sections of any course: the last leg of a trip.
11. Nautical.
a. one of the series of straight runs that make up the zigzag course of a sailing ship.
b. one straight or nearly straight part of a multiple-sided course in a sailing race.
12. Sports.
a. one of a designated number of contests that must be successfully completed in order to determine the winner.
b. one of the stretches or sections of a relay race.
13. legs, (in wine tasting) the rivulets of wine that slowly descend along the inside of a glass after the wine has been swirled, sometimes regarded as an indication that the wine is full-bodied.
14. Cricket.
a. the part of the field to the left of and behind the batsman as he faces the bowler or to the right of and behind him if he is left-handed.
b. the fielder playing this part of the field.
c. the position of this fielder.
15. Electricity. a component or branch of a circuit, network, antenna, etc.
16. Radio and Television. a connecting link between stations in a network, as the microwave relays used in transmitting a show from one geographical area to another.
17. bride 2 (def. 1).
–verb (used with object)
18. to move or propel (a boat) with the legs: They legged the boat through the tunnel.
—Verb phrase
19. leg up, to help (someone) to mount a horse.
—Idioms
20. leg it, Informal. to walk rapidly or run: We'd better leg it or we'll be late for class.
21. leg up,
a. a means of help or encouragement; assist; boost: Studying the material with a tutor will give you a leg up on passing the exam.
b. advantage; edge.
22. not have a leg to stand on, to lack a valid or logical basis for one's argument or attitude: Without evidence, the prosecutor doesn't have a leg to stand on.
23. on one's or its last legs, just short of exhaustion, breakdown, failure, etc.: The aristocracy was on its last legs.
24. pull someone's leg,
a. to make fun of someone; tease.
b. to deceive someone; trick someone.
25. shake a leg, Informal.
a. to hurry up.
b. Older Use. to dance.
26. stretch one's legs, to take a walk; get some needed exercise after prolonged sitting: He got up during the intermission to stretch his legs.
Origin:
1225–75; 1915–20 for def. 10; ME < ON leggr

Related forms:
legless, adjective
leglike, adjective
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shake

  [sheyk] verb, shook, shak⋅en, shak⋅ing, noun
–verb (used without object)
1. to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
2. to tremble with emotion, cold, etc.
3. to become dislodged and fall (usually fol. by off or down): Sand shakes off easily.
4. to move something, or its support or container, briskly to and fro or up and down, as in mixing: Shake before using.
5. to totter; become unsteady.
6. to clasp another's hand in greeting, agreement, congratulations, etc.: Let's shake and be friends again.
7. Music. to execute a trill.
–verb (used with object)
8. to move (something or its support or container) to and fro or up and down with short, quick, forcible movements: to shake a bottle of milk.
9. to brandish or flourish: to shake a stick at someone.
10. to grasp (someone or something) firmly in an attempt to move or rouse by, or as by, vigorous movement to and fro: We shook the tree.
11. to dislodge or dispense (something) by short, quick, forcible movements of its support or container: We shook nuts from the tree.
12. to cause to sway, rock, totter, etc.: to shake the very foundations of society.
13. to agitate or disturb profoundly in feeling: The experience shook him badly.
14. to cause to doubt or waver; weaken. to shake one's self-esteem.
15. Music. to trill (a note).
16. to mix (dice) by rolling in the palm of the hand before they are cast.
17. to get rid of; elude: They tried to shake their pursuers.
–noun
18. an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
19. tremulous motion.
20. a tremor.
21. shakes, (used with a singular verb) Informal. a state or spell of trembling, as caused by fear, fever, cold, etc. (usually prec. by the).
22. a disturbing blow; shock.
23. Informal. milk shake.
24. the act or a manner of clasping another's hand in greeting, agreement, etc.: He has a strong shake.
25. Informal. chance or fate; deal: a fair shake.
26. a cast of the dice: He threw an eight on his last shake.
27. something resulting from shaking.
28. an earthquake.
29. a fissure in the earth.
30. an internal crack or fissure in timber.
31. Music. trill 1 (def. 9).
32. an instant: I'll be with you in a shake.
33. Carpentry. a shingle or clapboard formed by splitting a short log into a number of tapered radial sections with a hatchet.
34. Horology. (in an escapement) the distance between the nearer corner of one pallet and the nearest tooth of the escape wheel when the other pallet arrests an escape tooth.
35. Chiefly South Midland U.S. shaker (def. 2).
36. a dance deriving from the twist.
37. Slang. the dried leaves of the marijuana plant.
—Verb phrases
38. shake down,
a. to cause to descend by shaking; bring down.
b. to cause to settle.
c. to condition; test: to shake down a ship.
d. Informal. to extort money from.
e. Slang. to search (someone), esp. to detect concealed weapons.
39. shake off,
a. to rid oneself of; reject.
b. to get away from; leave behind.
c. Baseball, Softball. (of a pitcher) to indicate rejection of (a sign by the catcher for a certain pitch) by shaking the head or motioning with the glove.
40. shake up,
a. to shake in order to mix or loosen.
b. to upset; jar.
c. to agitate mentally or physically: The threat of attack has shaken up the entire country.
—Idioms
41. no great shakes, Informal. of no particular ability; unimportant; common: As opera companies go, this one is no great shakes.
42. shake a leg, Informal.
a. to hurry up; get a move on: You'd better shake a leg or we'll miss the first act.
b. to dance.
43. shake hands. hand (def. 77).
44. shake one's head,
a. to indicate disapproval, disagreement, negation, or uncertainty by turning one's head from one side to the other and back: I asked him if he knew the answer, but he just shook his head.
b. to indicate approval, agreement, affirmation or acceptance by nodding one's head up and down.
45. shake the dust from one's feet. dust (def. 25).
46. two shakes or two shakes of a lamb's tail, a very short time; a moment.
Origin:
bef. 900; (v.) ME s(c)haken, OE sceacan; c. LG schacken, ON skaka; (n.) deriv. of the v.

Related forms:
shak⋅a⋅ble, shake⋅a⋅ble, adjective

Synonyms:
1. oscillate, waver. Shake, quiver, tremble, vibrate refer to an agitated movement that, in living things, is often involuntary. To shake is to agitate more or less quickly, abruptly, and often unevenly so as to disturb the poise, stability, or equilibrium of a person or thing: a pole shaking under his weight. To quiver is to exhibit a slight vibratory motion such as that resulting from disturbed or irregular (surface) tension: The surface of the pool quivered in the breeze. To tremble (used more often of a person) is to be agitated by intermittent, involuntary movements of the muscles, much like shivering and caused by fear, cold, weakness, great emotion, etc.: Even stout hearts tremble with dismay. To vibrate is to exhibit a rapid, rhythmical motion: A violin string vibrates when a bow is drawn across it. 2. shudder, shiver. 14. daunt.
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shake   (shāk)   
v.   shook (shŏŏk), shak·en (shā'kən), shak·ing, shakes

v.   tr.

  1. To cause to move to and fro with jerky movements.

  2. To cause to quiver, tremble, vibrate, or rock.

  3. To cause to lose stability or waver: a crisis that shook my deepest beliefs.

  4. To remove or dislodge by jerky movements: shook the dust from the cushions.

    1. To bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking: "It is not easy to shake one's heart free of the impression" (John Middleton Murry).

    2. Slang To get rid of: couldn't shake the man who was following us.

  6. To disturb or agitate; unnerve: She was shaken by the news of the disaster.

  7. To brandish or wave, especially in anger: shake one's fist.

  8. To clasp (hands) in greeting or leave-taking or as a sign of agreement.

  9. Music To trill (a note).

  10. Games To rattle and mix (dice) before casting.

v.   intr.

  1. To move to and fro in short, irregular, often jerky movements.

  2. To tremble, as from cold or in anger.

  3. To be unsteady; totter or waver.

  4. To move something vigorously up and down or from side to side, as in mixing.

  5. Music To trill.

  6. To shake hands: Let's shake on it.

n.  

  1. The act of shaking.

  2. A trembling or quivering movement.

  3. Informal An earthquake.

    1. A fissure in rock.

    2. A crack in timber caused by wind or frost.

    3. See milk shake.

    4. A beverage in which the ingredients are mixed by shaking.

  5. Informal A moment or instant; a trice: I'll do it in a shake.

  6. Music A trill.

    1. See milk shake.

    2. A beverage in which the ingredients are mixed by shaking.

  8. A rough shingle used to cover rustic buildings, such as barns: cedar shakes.

  9. shakes Informal Uncontrollable trembling, as in a person who is cold, frightened, feverish, or ill. Often used with the: was suffering from a bad case of the shakes.

  10. Slang A bargain or deal: getting a fair shake.

  11. Slang To extort money from.

  12. Slang To make a thorough search of: shook down the prisoners' cells for hidden weapons.

  13. To subject (a new ship or aircraft) to shakedown testing.

  14. To become acclimated or accustomed, as to a new environment or a new job.

  15. To upset by or as if by a physical jolt or shock: was badly shaken up by the accident.

  16. To subject to a drastic rearrangement or reorganization: new management bent on shaking up the company.

Phrasal Verb(s):
shake down

  1. Slang To extort money from.

  2. Slang To make a thorough search of: shook down the prisoners' cells for hidden weapons.

  3. To subject (a new ship or aircraft) to shakedown testing.

  4. To become acclimated or accustomed, as to a new environment or a new job.

shake offTo free oneself of; get rid of: We shook off our fears.
shake up

  1. To upset by or as if by a physical jolt or shock: was badly shaken up by the accident.

  2. To subject to a drastic rearrangement or reorganization: new management bent on shaking up the company.


Idiom(s):
give (someone) the shake Slang To escape from or get rid of: We managed to give our pursuers the shake.

Idiom(s):
no great shakes Slang Unexceptional; ordinary: "stepping in between the victim and the bully, even when the victim happens to be no great shakes" (Louis Auchincloss).

Idiom(s):
shake a leg Informal

  1. To dance.

  2. To move quickly; hurry up.


Idiom(s):
shake (another's) tree Slang To arouse to action or reaction; disturb: "[He] so shook Hollywood's tree that . . . all manner of . . . people called me unsolicited to itemize his mistakes or praise his courage" (Tina Brown).

Idiom(s):
shake a stick at Slang To point out, designate, or name: "All of a sudden there came into being a vast conservative infrastructure: think-tanks . . . and more foundations than you could shake a stick at" (National Review).

[Middle English schaken, from Old English sceacan.]
shak'a·ble, shake'a·ble adj.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to manifest involuntary vibratory movement. Shake is the most general: The floor shook when I walked heavily across the room.
Tremble implies quick, rather slight movement, as from excitement, weakness, or anger: The speaker trembled as he denounced his opponents.
Quake refers to more violent movement, as that caused by shock or upheaval: I was so scared that my legs began to quake.
Quiver suggests a slight, rapid, tremulous movement: "Her lip quivered like that of a child about to cry" (Booth Tarkington).
Shiver involves rapid trembling, as of a person experiencing chill: "as I in hoary winter night stood shivering in the snow" (Robert Southwell).
Shudder applies chiefly to convulsive shaking caused by fear, horror, or revulsion: "She starts like one that spies an adder/ . . . The fear whereof doth make him shake and shudder" (Shakespeare). See Also Synonyms at agitate, dismay.
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Financial Dictionary

leg

One side of a combination option. See also leg lifting, leg on, long leg, short leg.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Main Entry: leg
Function: abbreviation
1legal
2legislative, legislature
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: leg
Pronunciation: 'leg, 'lAg
Function: noun
: a limb of an animal used especially for supporting the body and for walking: as a : either of the two lower human limbs that extend from the top of the thigh to the foot and especially the part between the knee and the ankle b : any of the rather generalizedsegmental appendages of an arthropod used in walking and crawling
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leg (lěg)
n.

  1. One of the two lower limbs of the human body, especially the part between the knee and the foot.

  2. A supporting part resembling a leg in shape or function.

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Idioms & Phrases

shake a leg

  1. Dance, as in Whenever there was music he was eager to shake a leg. [Colloquial; first half of 1800s]

  2. Hurry up, as in Shake a leg or we'll miss the plane. [Colloquial; first half of 1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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