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

Recent Examples on the Web

However, this movie is expected to leg out in India to potentially a 4x or more multiple. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2026

Along with that comes hopes to leg out through the holiday season and a bank on grosses from overseas territories, where other older male movie stars like Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise have better retained their ability to sell tickets. — J. Kim Murphy, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026

By standing and moving the leg out to the side, called hip abduction, this muscle gets activated and strengthened over time. — Kristen Gasnick, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2026

If Washington were serious about building solar panels in America, why cut the legs out from under the IRA credits that got manufacturers building here in the first place? — Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for leg out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout