leg out

verb

legged out; legging out; legs out

transitive verb

baseball
: to make (a base hit) by fast running

Examples of leg out in a Sentence

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Ty France hit an RBI single in the fifth that scored a run before being thrown out at second while trying to leg out a double. ABC News, 16 June 2026 After stretching his legs out onto the court during the game, Larry causes the NBA legend to trip, injuring him. Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026 Striking a dramatic pose, the Kiss of the Spider Woman actress stuck her leg out, showing off a thigh-high slit and a pair of towering gold stilettos. Lara Walsh, InStyle, 28 May 2026 And now here is Suzuki, scoring the opening goal of Game 7 and sticking a leg out to block a Nikita Kucherov shot with four seconds left that sealed this win. Arpon Basu, New York Times, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for leg out

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of leg out was in 1965

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“Leg out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leg%20out. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

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