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legging (it)

verb

Definition of legging (it)

present participle of leg (it)

as in walking

to go on foot the car was in the shop so we had to leg it to work for a couple of days

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Police officers were seen walking along the barricades to keep pedestrians away.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
Here is what veterinarians say about spotting heatstroke, walking dogs safely on hot pavement and cooling your pet at home.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026

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Initially, both teams looked to be treading carefully, wary of a misstep now in the knockout stage.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
By treading lightly with finishes, opening up the loft area to more light, and getting clever with storage, Marie channeled the unit’s coastal locale, conjuring up an aesthetic lexicon that suggests the interior of a boat with its clean, functional lines.

— Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2026

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