1.a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part 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.cloth covering consisting of the part of a garment that covers the 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