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.
was legging
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past progressiveof leg.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Castellanos sustained a bruised right foot after colliding at first base with Detroit’s Jason Krizan, who was legging out a bunt.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2015
There was a clatter of hob-nailed boots and bully number one was legging it down the path like a hare.
From The City in the Clouds by C. Ranger Gull
Fred had passed third and was legging it for the plate with all his might.
From The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall Or, Great Days in School and Out by Spencer Davenport
Paul Orben, who had been the player to reach second, was already streaking up to third, and by the time Sam reached first Paul was legging it for the home plate.
From The Rover Boys on a Tour or Last Days at Brill College by Edward Stratemeyer
He was on plowed ground, and we could see the dirt fly up in front, and rear, and on each side of him as he was legging it.
From Personal Recollections of the War of 1861 As Private, Sergeant and Lieutenant in the Sixty-First Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry by Charles Augustus Fuller
