n.
1) to bend; cross; kick; lift, raise; lower; spread; straighten; stretch one's ~s
2) a game, gammy ( BE ) ('lame') ~
3) an artificial, wooden ~
4) (an animal's) front; hind ~s
5) ( misc. ) he doesn't have a ~ to stand on ('he has no defense'); to pull smb.'s ~ ('to deceive smb.'); on one's last ~s ('near collapse'); to get a ~ up on smt. ( AE ; slang) ('to be in command of a situation')