leg up

noun

The act of assisting another's progress over a wall or other obstacle by forming a step for one of their feet with one's hands.

Similar
bunk-upleg
Opposite
step back
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Meanings

nounleg up (plural leg ups or legs up)

plural leg ups · plural legs up

  1. The act of assisting another's progress over a wall or other obstacle by forming a step for one of their feet with one's hands.

    Synonyms: bunk-up, leg

  2. figurativelyA boost, a sudden improvement; an advantage, an edge.

    Antonyms: step back

  3. figurativelyAssistance, help given to get started or overcome a problem or obstacle.
verbleg up (third-person singular simple present legs up, present participle legging up, simple past and past participle legged up)

present singular third person legs up · participle present legging up · participle past legged up · past legged up

  1. transitiveequestrianismTo walk a horse on a hard surface regularly.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act of assisting another's progress over a wall or other obstacle by forming a step for one of their feet with one's hands.

Similar
bunk-upleg

nounA boost, a sudden improvement; an advantage, an edge.

Opposite
step back
Also see
bunk-upleg

Translations

Finnish punttaus
  • punttausforming a step with one's hands
French courte échelle
  • courte échelleforming a step with one's hands
German Räuberleiter
  • Räuberleiterforming a step with one's hands
Portuguese pezinho
  • pezinhoforming a step with one's hands
Cite this entry
APA

leg up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leg%20up

MLA

“leg up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leg%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leg up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leg%20up.

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