leg/foot

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

1 parts of the leg and foot
2 movements of the legs and feet
3 what you wear on your legs and feet
animals' bodies ANIMAL
see also BODY, BONE

1 parts of the leg and foot
- the back of your leg below the knee: calf (plural calves)
- the front of your leg below the knee: shin
- the flat part of your foot on which you walk: sole
- the part of your body between your stomach and the front of your thighs: groin
- the flat area that is formed by the top parts of your legs when you sit down: lap
She was sitting on her mother's lap.

2 movements of the legs and feet
- to be on your feet, upright: stand*; to move into this position: stand* (up), get* up
He stood up and walked to the door.
- to put your body into a sitting position: sit* (down)
- to put one leg over the other: cross your legs
She sat back and crossed her legs.
- to be on your knees: kneel*; to move into this position: kneel* (down)
He was kneeling on the floor.
※ sitting and standing SIT, STAND
- to move along on foot at a fairly slow speed: walk
'Did you come by bus?' 'No, I walked.'
- to move on your legs, going faster than when you walk: run*
I ran to catch the bus.
- to walk with difficulty because, for example, you have hurt your leg: limp; noun: limp
I limped over to the ambulance and waited to be taken to the hospital. ◎ She has walked with a limp ever since the accident.
- if you walk or run somewhere, you go* on foot
- to put your foot down on sth: tread* on sth
I'm terribly sorry - did I tread on your toe?
- to put your foot down very heavily on the ground or sth else: stamp (on sth)
She stamped her feet to keep warm.
- a mark left on the ground by sb's foot or shoe: footprint
footprints in the sand
- a line of marks left by an animal's feet: track (usually plural)
We followed the elephant's tracks.
※ more on walking and running WALK, RUN
- to hit or move sb/sth with your foot: kick sb/sth; noun: kick
to kick a ball ◎ He gave me a kick on the ankle.
- the part of a bicycle or other machine that you push with your foot: pedal; to push the pedals of a bicycle with your feet in order to ride it: pedal (sth)
He had to pedal hard to get up the hill.
※ using a bicycle BICYCLE

3 what you wear on your legs and feet
- a piece of clothing that covers both legs and reaches from your waist to your ankles: trousers (AmE pants)(noun plural); short trousers that end above the knee: shorts (noun plural)
- a thin nylon covering for a woman's legs and feet, that reaches to her waist: tights (AmE pantyhose)(noun plural)
I'd like some black tights. ◎ a pair of tights
- one of a pair of thin pieces of clothing that fit tightly over a woman's legs and feet: stocking
a pair of stockings
※ more on trousers TROUSERS
- one of two pieces of clothing that cover the feet: sock
a pair of yellow socks
- a covering for the foot, usually made of leather or plastic: shoe
a pair of shoes
- having no covering on your feet: barefoot (adjective, adverb)
All of us were barefoot. ◎ She was walking barefoot.
※ more on shoes SHOE
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- a person who specializes in treating foot problems: chiropodist
- a small painful area of hard skin on a toe: corn