leg

noun

1. a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
2. a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion
3. one of the supports for a piece of furniture
4. a part of a forked or branching shape"he broke off one of the branches"
5. the limb of an animal used for food
6. a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
7. a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg
8. (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
9. a section or portion of a journey or course"then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"