■ noun
1》 each of the limbs on which a person or animal walks and stands.
↘a ~ of an animal or bird as food.
↘a part of a garment covering a ~ or part of a ~.
↘( ~s ) informal sustained popularity or success: some books have ~s, others don't.
2》 a long, thin support or prop, especially of a chair or table.
3》 a section or stage of a journey or process.
↘(in sport) each of two or more games or stages constituting a round or match.
↘ Sailing a run made on a single tack.
4》 a branch of a forked object.
5》 (also ~ side ) Cricket the half of the field away from which the batsman's feet are pointed when standing to receive the ball. The opposite of off .
6》 archaic an obeisance made by drawing back one ~ and bending it while keeping the front ~ straight.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ging , ~ged )
1》 ( ~ it ) Brit. informal travel by foot; walk.
↘run away.
2》 chiefly historical propel (a boat) through a canal tunnel by pushing with one's ~s against the tunnel roof or sides.
Phrases
feel (or find ) one's ~s become able to stand or walk.
get one's ~ over Brit. vulgar slang (of a man) have sex.
not have a ~ to stand on have no sound justification for one's arguments or actions.
on one's last ~s near the end of existence or usefulness.
Derivatives
-~ged adjective
-~ger noun
Origin
ME: from ON ~gr , of Gmc origin.