单词 | legless |
释义 | leg /leg/noun
On the legside of a cricket field ORIGIN: ON leggr a leg; Dan læg, Swed lägg legged /legd or legˈid/ adjective (usu as combining form) having (a certain type, number, etc of) legs leggˈer noun
leggˈiness noun leggˈing noun
leggˈism noun (archaic) The character of a blackleg leggˈy adjective
legˈless adjective
legˈlessness noun legˈlet noun Any object worn on the leg for decoration leg bail see give leg bail under bail1 leg before and leg before wicket noun (cricket) A way of being given out when the ball has struck the batsman's legs, or another part of his body, without having made contact with the bat, and would otherwise have hit the wicket (abbrev lbw) leg break noun (cricket) A ball that breaks from the legside towards the offside on pitching legˈ-busˈiness noun (slang) Ballet-dancing leg bye noun (cricket) A run made after the ball has touched any part of the batsman's person except his hands or bat, credited to the batsman's team but not his individual score legˈ-cutter noun (cricket) A fast bowler's delivery that moves from leg to off after pitching legˈ-guard noun A cricketer's pad legˈ-iron noun A fetter for the leg legˈ-man or legˈ-woman noun
leg-of-muttˈon adjective
legˈ-over noun (vulgar sl) An act of sexual intercourse legˈ-pull noun A good-humoured hoax, bluff or practical joke legˈ-puller noun legˈ-pulling noun legˈ-rest noun A support for the legs legˈroom noun Space for one's legs, as in a car legˈ-show noun An entertainment depending mainly on the exhibition of women's legs legˈside noun That half of a cricket field on the side on which the batsman stands when waiting to receive the ball, separated from the offside by an imaginary line drawn from wicket to wicket adjective On the legside leg slip noun (cricket) A fielder or position slightly behind the batsman on the legside leg spin noun (cricket) Spin imparted to a ball to cause a leg break legˈ-spin adjective leg spinner noun (cricket) Someone who bowls leg breaks leg theory noun (cricket)
leg warmers plural noun Long footless socks legˈwear noun Anything worn on the legs, eg socks, stockings, etc leg-woman see leg-man above. legˈwork noun (informal) Work involving much travelling, searching, etc change the leg (of a horse) to change the gait feel one's legs To begin to support oneself on one's legs find one's legs To become familiar or accustomed fine, long, short and square leg (cricket) see under fine, etc. get one's leg over (vulgar sl; of a man) To have sex give someone a leg up To give someone a help or hoist in mounting, climbing, etc (also figurative) in high leg (archaic) In great excitement not have a leg to stand on To have no case at all on one's last legs see under last1 on one's legs Standing, esp while speaking pull someone's leg To make a playful attempt to hoax or deceive someone shake a leg (informal) To hurry up show a leg
upon one's legs In an independent position |
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