# legs

Pronunciation: say "LEGZ" /lɛɡz/

## Noun

1. Plural of leg. — plural of leg
   - Simple: Plural of leg. Use this form when talking about more than one leg.
   - _The dancer stretched her legs before stepping onto the stage._
   - _Most spiders have eight legs arranged in pairs._
2. The viscous streaks that form on the inside of a glass when certain wines are swirled before tasting. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: The slow, thick streaks of wine that slide down the inside of a glass after you swirl it.
   - _The sommelier swirled the Bordeaux and pointed out the legs forming on the glass._
   - _Wines high in alcohol and sugar tend to show pronounced legs._
3. In a game of bingo, the number eleven.
   - Simple: In the game of bingo, the number eleven.
   - _Only legs stood between her and a full house._
   - _The hall erupted when legs turned out to be the final number called._

## Verb

4. Third-person singular simple present of leg. — third-person singular simple present indicative of leg
   - Simple: Third-person singular of leg. Use it when one person or thing does this right now.
   - _The fox legs it across the field at the first sign of danger._
   - _She legs it home every time the rain starts._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/legs (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).