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单词 leg up
释义

leg up

noun

1
: a helping hand : boost
2
: head start

Synonyms

  • abetment
  • aid
  • assist
  • assistance
  • backing
  • boost
  • hand
  • help
  • helping hand
  • lift
  • support
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Example Sentences

a key endorsement that would give the struggling candidate a real leg up right now
Recent Examples on the Web Josh Dobbs has a leg up over former first-round pick Josh Rosen, who was signed prior to camp. Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 28 July 2022 Not only this, but as the global marketplace is flooded with new competition, brands are looking to find a way to have a leg up over competitors. Andrzej Cebrat, Forbes, 6 July 2022 The bears in southeast Greenland do have a leg up in their difficult habitat, however. Doug Johnson, Ars Technica, 21 June 2022 The Warriors and Celtics both have multiple wings who can switch and guard their man, but the team that can take advantage of the better matchups on switches will have a leg up in this series. Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 1 June 2022 Pryor has a leg up, having played with the group last year and having attended the past three weeks of the offseason program. Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 11 May 2022 Keeping your bottom leg straight, raise your bottom leg up 2 inches and then lower it back down 2 inches. Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2022 After officers have her legs in shackles, one holds her leg up — which hangs limp. Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 Lift your top leg up toward the ceiling up and down. Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 22 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined at sense 1

leg up

noun

as in assistance
an act or instance of helping a key endorsement that would give the struggling candidate a real leg up right now

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • assistance
  • assist
  • support
  • help
  • boost
  • helping hand
  • aid
  • lift
  • encouragement
  • backing
  • hand
  • advice
  • service
  • guidance
  • facilitation
  • forwarding
  • abetment
  • sponsorship
  • attendance
  • promotion
  • advancement
  • furtherance
  • kindness
  • patronage
  • counsel
  • furthering
  • care
  • relief
  • attention
  • mentoring
  • benefaction
  • charity
  • nurturance
  • philanthropy
  • beneficence
  • succor
  • favor
  • palliation
  • hand-holding
  • assuagement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • obstruction
  • interference
  • constraint
  • frustration
  • inhibition
  • restraint
  • hindrance
  • repression
  • discouragement
  • deterrence
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