Meanings
verbleg it (third-person singular simple present legs it, present participle legging it, simple past and past participle legged it)
present singular third person legs it · participle present legging it · participle past legged it · past legged it
- UKintransitiveslangTo hurry.
As soon as I heard about the fire I legged it over here as fast as I could.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish lähteä karkuun, pötkiä pakoon
- lähteä karkuunTo run away, to flee
- pötkiä pakoonTo run away, to flee
German weglaufen, wegrennen
- weglaufenTo run away, to flee
- wegrennenTo run away, to flee
- abhauenTo run away, to flee
Polish dać nogę, dawać nogę
- dać nogęTo run away, to flee
- dawać nogęTo run away, to flee
Spanish salir por patas
- salir por patasTo run away, to flee
Cite this entry
APA
leg it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leg%20it
MLA
“leg it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leg%20it. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leg it,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leg%20it.
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