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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The caterpillar inside pokes its head and legs out to crawl around and feed. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 June 2025 While Marvel and Disney would no doubt have liked north of $80 million, playability will be the biggest factor in terms of how the $180 million movie legs out. Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2025 The Big Read President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act would cut the legs out from under the renewable energy industry. Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025 Sticks his legs out like he got shot on every attempt. David Aldridge, New York Times, 19 June 2025 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 21 Aug. 2025.

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