legged

Pluralleggeds

1. 1
   adjective

   Having a certain number or kind of legs, named by the word joined in front.

   A four-legged stool stood in the corner of the workshop.

   We watched a long-legged bird wading slowly through the shallows.

   Oppositelegless

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2. 2
   adjective

   Having legs, not legless, or built with legs.

   The new robot is legged, so it can climb over rocks and stairs.

   Most legged animals can walk across rough ground with ease.

   Oppositelegless

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3. 3
   verb

   Past tense and past participle of leg. Use it for the past, or after has, have or had.

   She legged her horse, and it started to trot.

   The fast runner legged out a hit to first base.

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4. 4
   nouncountable

   A person, animal, or thing with a stated number or kind of legs.

   Every four-legged on the farm came running when she rang the bell.

   The old tales spoke of two-leggeds and four-leggeds living in peace.

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5. 5
   SayLEGD/lɛɡd/

   adjective

   Hurt in the leg, especially while hunting or being hunted.

   The hunter's shot went low, and the deer was legged, not killed.

   The duck was legged and could not stand, so the dog carried it back.

   Similarlame

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