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Meaning of "dead leg" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEAD LEG

dead leg play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEAD LEG

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Dead leg is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEAD LEG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Charley horse

A charley horse is a popular colloquial term in Canada and the United States of America for painful spasms or cramps in the leg muscles, typically lasting anywhere from a few seconds to about a day. It can also refer to a bruise on an arm or leg and a bruising of the quadriceps muscle of the anterior or lateral thigh, or contusion of the femur, that commonly results in a haematoma and sometimes several weeks of pain and disability. In this latter sense, such an injury is known as dead leg. In Australia it is also known as a corked thigh or corky. It often occurs in contact sports, such as football when an athlete suffers a knee to the lateral quadriceps causing a haematoma or temporary paresis and antalgic gait as a result of pain. Another nuance for the term jolly horse is used to describe simple painful muscle cramps in the leg or foot, especially those that follow strenuous exercise. Other times, the term can be used to refer to cramps in the foot muscles.

Definition of dead leg in the English dictionary

The definition of dead leg in the dictionary is temporary loss of sensation in the leg, caused by a blow to a muscle.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEAD LEG

dead data
dead duck
dead end
dead fingers
dead from the neck up
dead hand
Dead Heart
dead heat
dead in the water
dead key
dead letter
dead letter box
dead letter drop
dead load
dead loss
dead man walking
dead man´s fingers
dead man´s handle
dead man´s pedal
dead march

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEAD LEG

a hollow leg
an arm and a leg
cabriole leg
fine leg
inside leg
long leg
lower leg
milk leg
pant leg
peg leg
pull someone´s leg
shake a leg
short leg
show a leg
square leg
table leg
trouser leg
white leg
wooden leg

Synonyms and antonyms of dead leg in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «dead leg» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEAD LEG

Find out the translation of dead leg to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dead leg from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dead leg» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

死了的腿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pierna muerta
570 millions of speakers

English

dead leg
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मृत पैर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الساق الميت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мертвых ногу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

perna mortos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মৃত পা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bras mort
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kaki mati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Toten Bein
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

死んレグ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

죽은 다리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mati leg
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chân chết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இறந்த கால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मृत चेंडू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ölü bacak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gamba morti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

martwe nogi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мертвих ногу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

picior mort
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νεκρό πόδι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dooie been
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dött ben
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dead leg
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEAD LEG»

The term «dead leg» is regularly used and occupies the 83.191 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEAD LEG» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dead leg

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEAD LEG»

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Integration of AI and OR Techniques in Constraint ...
When checking feasibility, rather than considering all possible setup actions, ForwardPlanner only considers the shortest dead-leg making an observation visible for long enough and allowing the aircraft to subsequently fly to the landing  ...
Roman Barták, Michela Milano, 2005
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Control of Molecular Contaminants in Porous Low-k Dielectric ...
Figure 10.5 that there is discontinuity (increase) of moisture concentration at the position of the dead leg for Case Two. 16 16 0 0 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 ...
Junpin Yao, 2008
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Understanding Buildings: A Multidisciplinary Approach
The primary circuitry can be low-pressure hot water or, for greater efficiency at large scale, pressurised hot water or steam. The dead-leg problem (whether in a low-rise school complex or a multi-storey building, as here) is reduced, in that the  ...
Esmond Reid, 1984
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Hygiene in Food Processing: Principles and Practice
... may be too low. The impact of T-sections on decontamination is shown in Fig. 4.7. If a downwards-pointing dead leg is present and the line is decontaminated with hot water, the heat transfer to the surface of that dead leg may be insufficient  ...
Huub Lelieveld, John Holah, David Napper, 2014
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Downstream Industrial Biotechnology: Recovery and Purification
Practically, dead legs can easily be limited to four pipe diameters with commonly available pipe fittings. Dead leg—free valves are commercially available (Fig. 44.1); they function by using the pipe wall on one side as the valve seating surface.
Michael C. Flickinger, 2013
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Stunting: A Cheer Technique Book
Bases count 5,6,7, and on count 8, Flyer drops right leg from Heel Stretch position to dead leg position. Then, on count 1, Bases use a small shoulder shrug . Bases then grab Flyer's Right foot and ankle. Bases pop on count 1. Flyer starts with ...
Glenn Kingsbury, 2012
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Unabridged Dictionary of Sensations as If
His teeth felt as if they were loose, and her lower jaw felt as if dead. Aconitum (A) Dead Lay. — Epileptic attack; then he became unconscious, cried violently and frothed at the mouth ; then lay motionless, as if dead. Lycopodium (A) Dead Leg.
J. W. Ward, 2003
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Plumbing: A Practical Guide for Level 2
Dead leg ( 1 ) A section of hot water draw-off pipe in which the contained water does not circulate, except when it is being drawn off. The water cools down between draw-offs and the dead leg wastes both heat and water. Regulations specify ...
Arnold Masterman, Robert Boyce, 2005
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Comprehensive Membrane Science and Engineering
Flow visualization [46], simulations, and testing indicate that the efficiency of cleaning a dead leg is affected by the ratio L/D, the average fluid velocity in the pipe, and the presence of air pockets in the dead leg [11]. While elimination of dead ...
Enrico Drioli, Lidietta Giorno, 2010
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The Lingo Dictionary: Of Favourite Australian Words and Phrases
... slang for tomato sauce and great with a dog's eye (meat pie). dead-leg 1. A cork of the thigh muscle. 2. Striking 74.
John Miller, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEAD LEG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dead leg is used in the context of the following news items.
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Five of the most common five-a-side injuries – and how to avoid them
As with ankle spains, there are different grades of dead leg. Typically, recovery time lasts anywhere from a couple of days to a couple of weeks, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Five-star Dukla down Celtic
Also missing was Stuart Armstrong, who suffered a dead leg in the 2-0 friendly win over Den Bosch on Wednesday, while new signing Saidy ... «Eurosport.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Kingstone Press Championship Preview: Batley Bulldogs v Doncaster
Scrum-half Richard Wilkinson has a knee problem and Danny Cowling is struggling with a dead leg but loose forward Brad Foster could return. «Love Rugby League, Jul 15»
4
Kingstone Press Championship: Round 20 previews
Scrum-half Richard Wilkinson has a knee problem and Danny Cowling is struggling with a dead leg but loose forward Brad Foster could return. «Leigh Today, Jul 15»
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Deila tells Janko door is open
Deila said: "He (Armstrong) has a dead leg, so that will be okay. Lustig hadn't played for four months and his groins were a little bit tight. «Brechin Advertiser, Jul 15»
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Ratchford: Stick with us while we're doing it tough
"I got a dead leg at Hull KR after about 10 minutes. I struggled in the game but managed to get through and then during the week I wasn't able ... «Warrington Guardian, Jul 15»
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PENINSULA LEAGUE: Newton Abbot Spurs signing Matt Barkwell …
The 33-year-old midfielder, who has signed for Newton Abbot Spurs for the forthcoming season, picked up a run-of-the-mill dead leg and was ... «Torquay Herald Express, Jul 15»
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Celtic 2-0 FC Den Bosch: Dedryck Boyata strolls through debut and …
Deila played down fears afterwards, saying it only appeared to be a dead leg. For the most part, though, this was a gentle re-introduction for ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Saidy Janko can become Celtic's first choice right-back says Deila
... Norwegian played down knocks suffered by Armstrong and Lustig during the friendly win in Paisley, adding: "He (Armstrong) has a dead leg, ... «stv.tv, Jul 15»
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Praise for Leigh despite Cup exit
Full-back Stefan Ratchford was also doubtful prior to the game with a dead leg. Dynamic Dart Advertisement. Smith said the number of injuries ... «Leigh Today, Jun 15»

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