THREE-LEGGED RACE

Meaning of THREE-LEGGED RACE in English

■ noun a race run by pairs of people, one member of each pair having their left leg tied to the right leg of the other.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

THREE-LEGGED RACE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And so this grumbling three-legged race was run. ▪ It was like putting on a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THREE-LEGGED RACE — noun Date: 1872 a race between pairs of competitors with each pair having their adjacent legs bound together
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THREE-LEGGED RACE — noun : a race between contestants who run in pairs having the proximate legs bound together
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THREE-LEGGED RACE — a race among a number of paired contestants, each contestant having one leg tied to the adjacent leg of his …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THREE LEGGED RACE — n. race in which the legs of the runners are tied together
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THREE-LEGGED RACE — Date: 1872 : a race between pairs of competitors with each pair having their adjacent legs bound together
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THREE-LEGGED RACE — Function: noun Date: 1872 : a race between pairs of competitors with each pair having their adjacent legs bound together
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
THREE-LEGGED RACE — [three-legged race] n (1903): a race between pairs of competitors with each pair having their adjacent legs bound together
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THREE-LEGGED RACE — / ˌθriː ˈlegɪd reɪs; NAmE / noun a race in which people taking part run in pairs, the right leg …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THREE-LEGGED RACE — three-leg ‧ ged race /ˌθriː ˈleɡəd reɪs/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a race in which two people run together, with …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THREE-LEGGED RACE — бег на трёх ногах (вид соревнований по бегу для детей; соревнующиеся бегут парами, причём правая нога одного участника привязана к …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
THREE-LEGGED RACE — "бег на трёх ногах" (вид соревнований по бегу для детей; соревнующиеся бегут парами, причём правая нога одного участника привязана к …
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
THREE — tri. THREEFOLD: triplic. THREE-CORNERED: triangulari, THREE-LEGGED: tripedat
English interlingue dictionary
LEGGED — adjective Date: 15th century having a leg or legs especially of a specified kind or number
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THREE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Three Emperors' League Three Gorges Dam Project {{link=Three Kingdoms">Three Kingdoms Three Mile Island Three …
Английский словарь Британика
THREE — I. ˈthrē adjective Etymology: Middle English three, thre, from Old English thrīe (masculine), thrēo (feminine & neuter); akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RACE — I. ˈrās noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ras, rase, from Old Norse rās; akin to Old English rǣs …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEGGED — |legə̇d or |lāg-, Brit usually -gd adjective Etymology: Middle English, from leg (n.) + -ed : having legs a legged …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THREE — (n.) A symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii.
Английский словарь Webster
THREE — (n.) The number greater by a unit than two; three units or objects.
Английский словарь Webster
LEGGED — (a.) Having (such or so many) legs; -- used in composition; as, a long-legged man; a two-legged animal.
Английский словарь Webster
THREE — ( n. ) The number greater by a unit than two; three units or objects.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THREE — ( n. ) A symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEGGED — ( a. ) Having (such or so many) legs; -- used in composition; as, a long-legged man; a two-legged animal.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THREE — /three/ , n. 1. a cardinal number, 2 plus 1. 2. a symbol for this number, as 3 or III. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RACE — race 1 /rays/ , n. , v. , raced, racing . n. 1. a contest of speed, as in running, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEGGED — /leg"id, legd/ , adj. 1. having a specified number or kind of legs (often used in combination): two-legged; long-legged. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEGGED — adj. having legs, having legs of a certain kind or type
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THREE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from three, adjective, from Old English thrīe (masculine), thrēo (feminine & neuter); akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEGGED — ˈlā-, Britain usually ˈlegd adjective Date: 15th century : having a leg or legs especially of a specified kind or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THREE — adj one more than two; two and one. 2. three ·noun a symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii. …
Webster English vocab
RACE
Webster English vocab
LEGGED — adj having (such or so many) legs; used in composition; as, a long-legged man; a two-legged animal.
Webster English vocab
THREE — [three] n [ME, fr. three, adj., fr. OE thrie (masc.), threo (fem. & neut.); akin to OHG dri three, L …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LEGGED — [leg.ged] adj (15c): having a leg or legs esp. of a specified kind or number--often used in combination "a four-legged …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THREE — three BrE AmE θriː ▷ threes θriːz ▶ ˌ three ˈ R's BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LEGGED — legged adjective BrE AmE ˈleɡ ɪd -əd; leɡd
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RACE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THREE — three S1 /θriː/ BrE AmE number [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thrie , threo ] 1 . the number …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RACE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THREE — n. & adj. --n. 1 a one more than two, or seven less than ten. b a symbol for this …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RACE — n. & v. --n. 1 a contest of speed between runners, horses, vehicles, ships, etc. 2 (in pl.) a series …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THREE — n. & adj. n. 1 a one more than two, or seven less than ten. b a symbol for this …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RACE — n. 1 each of the major divisions of humankind, having distinct physical characteristics. 2 a tribe, nation, etc., regarded as …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RACE — n. & v. n. 1 a contest of speed between runners, horses, vehicles, ships, etc. 2 (in pl.) a series …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THREE — n. & adj. --n. 1. a one more than two, or seven less than ten. b a symbol for this …
Oxford English vocab
RACE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a contest of speed between runners, horses, vehicles, ships, etc. 2 (in pl.) a …
Oxford English vocab
THREE — ( threes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Three is the number 3. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RACE — ( races, racing, raced) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A race …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
-LEGGED — see leg
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
-LEGGED — see leg
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
THREE — number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a father of two/three/four etc (= a man with two, three etc children ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RACE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THREE — [determiner], [pronoun], [noun] - (the number) 3three cats/trees/housesa house with three bedroomsa three-bedroom house"How many children have you got?" "Three …
Cambridge English vocab
RACE
Cambridge English vocab
THREE — n. Three Emperors' League Three Gorges Dam Project Three Henrys War of the Three Kingdoms Three Mile Island Three Stooges
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RACE — Synonyms and related words : Le Mans, accelerate, adolescent stream, affiliation, affluence, afflux, affluxion, air race, animal kingdom, apparentation, aqueduct, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RACE
Longman Activator English vocab
LEGGED — adj шагающий
Dirty English-Russian vocab
RACE — n. 1 foot-race, horse-race, marathon, rally or rallye; competition, contest, rivalry, contention How many will be running in Saturday's race? …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
THREE — 1. числ. колич. три three times three 2. сущ. 1) тройка 2) мн. третий номер, размер 3) три очка 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RACE — I 1. сущ. 1) а) гонка, гонки; скачки, спортивная ходьба; любое состязание в беге или в скорости to drive a …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LEGGED — с ножкой или с ножками - * table стол на ножках (-legged) как компонент сложных слов: имеющий какие-л. ноги - …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LEGGED — Нога
Американский Англо-Русский словарь

Concise Oxford English vocab

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