THREE-LEGGED RACE

Meaning of THREE-LEGGED RACE in English

a race among a number of paired contestants, each contestant having one leg tied to the adjacent leg of his or her partner.

[ 1900-05 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

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 — 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 — ■ noun a race run by pairs of people, one member of each pair having their left leg tied to …
Concise Oxford English vocab
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

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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