leg in WordNet English dictionary

1. a part of a forked or branching shape
   "he broke off one of the branches"
   branch  leg  ramification 
   
2. a section or portion of a journey or course
   "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"
   stage  leg 
   
3. (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
   leg 
   
4. a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg
   leg 
   
5. one of the supports for a piece of furniture
   leg 
   
6. a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
   peg  wooden leg  leg  pegleg 
   
7. a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
   leg 
   
8. a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion
   leg 
   
9. the limb of an animal used for food
   leg