leg it

VERB

abandon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

desert discard discontinue ditch drop out dump leave pull out quit stop surrender vacate withdraw

STRONG

abdicate drop duck dust screw yield

WEAK

back out bail out bow out chicken out cop out cut loose flake out fly the coop give up the ship kiss goodbye let go opt out run out on ship out storm out take a powder take a walk throw over walk out on wash hands of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance allow begin come continue go hold keep maintain persevere remain start stay

WEAK

adopt assert cherish defend favor pursue retain support uphold

VERB

hike

Synonyms

STRONGEST

backpack explore hoof it stroll tramp

STRONG

ramble rove stump tour travel

WEAK

hit the road tromp

Antonyms

STRONG

stay

WEAK

decrease lower reduce

VERB

peregrinate

Synonyms

STRONG

backpack explore hoof it ramble rove stroll stump traipse tramp travel trek

WEAK

hit the road tromp

Antonyms

STRONG

stay

VERB

run

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dash fly jog race rush shoot sprint travel

STRONG

abscond amble barrel bolt bound bustle canter career course dart decamp depart escape flee flit gallop hasten hie hotfoot hurry hustle lope pace scamper scoot scorch scramble scud scurry shag skedaddle skip skitter smoke speed spring spurt tear trot whisk

WEAK

beat it clear out cut and run dog it go like lightning light out make a break make off make tracks take flight take off tear out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

remain stay walk

STRONG

dally dawdle delay linger procrastinate slow wait

WEAK

cease halt obey serve stand stop

Example Sentences

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With Aggie Beever-Jones missing the last two games with a dead leg, it could come against Liverpool on Sunday.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

Porzingis took a couple awkward steps — favoring his left leg, it seemed — after that incident, limping a bit but remained in the game.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2024

Although a disk herniation definitely can be a possible cause of pain irradiating in the leg, it is only rarely a cause of local back pain.

From Scientific American • Oct. 21, 2023

"No deal can stand on one leg: it must stand on two legs," Peskov told reporters.

From Reuters • Apr. 12, 2023

Tayo held a hind leg; it was beginning to get stiff.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

leg it

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