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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

“When an able-bodied runner gets passed by someone on one leg, it changes their perception of what the disabled can do,” Mr. Traum told CNN in 2012.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 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

"I need some potion for my leg, it hurts bad."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin