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 Hinge at your hips, bringing your torso toward the floor and extending your right leg out behind you, your body in one straight line. Mallory Creveling, Health, 19 June 2024 The collision with Red Sox reliever Brennan Bernardino occurred as Rizzo attempted to leg out a seventh-inning grounder. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 June 2024 Most important, Trump’s embrace of Kim and his continued insistence that the nuclear challenge is all but resolved have cut the legs out from under the U.S. pressure campaign. Eric Brewer, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2018 Inside, kids can stretch their legs out while still having enough room for diaper bags, toys, and even shopping bags. Jessica Booth, Parents, 9 May 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 7 Jul. 2024.

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