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 Paramount saw great returns from A Quiet Place: Day One and recovered from an iffy opening weekend for IF to see that title leg out to $100 million-plus. Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Keeping your hip and knee in their bent positions, lift your right leg out to the side—like a dog peeing on a fire hydrant. Laura Campedelli, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024 Bol dismissed the notion that running the mixed relay last week wore her legs out for her matchup with Laughlin-Levrone. Sean Gregory / Saint-Denis, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024 Jumping jacks: Stretch arms and legs out to the side like a starfish while jumping. Catherine Holecko, Parents, 3 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for leg out 

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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 1 Oct. 2024.

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