leg
noun
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
have legged
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present perfectof leg.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"If he hadn't been I shouldn't have legged it as I did."
From Four Boy Hunters by Ralph Bonehill
If he had, it's more than likely that he would have legged it to get away.
From The Rover Boys on the Ocean Or, a chase for a fortune by Edward Stratemeyer
"He must have legged it for all he was worth after he jumped through the window," was Roger's comment.
From Dave Porter At Bear Camp or, The Wild Man of Mirror Lake by Walter S. Rogers
Could Gussie, unable to face the ordeal confronting him, have legged it during the night down a water-pipe?
From Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
"You don't suppose we'd got wings to fly away with, and still less that we should have legged it without orders?"
From Under Fire: the story of a squad by Fitzwater Wray
