leg out
B2 informal inseparable transitive
In simple words
To run really hard and fast to finish a play in a sport like baseball — trying to reach base before the ball does.
Literal meaning: To use your legs to get out of (the batter's box, the crease, etc.).
Meanings
1 B2
idiomatic
informal
(Baseball) To run hard to reach a base safely on a hit that might normally be an out.
"He managed to leg out an infield single despite being one of the slower runners on the team."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Primarily used in baseball and cricket contexts. In baseball, a batter 'legs out a single' by running faster than expected. A niche sporting term unfamiliar to non-sports audiences.
Commonly used with
single double hit infield grounder bunt
Forms
Base
leg out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
legs out
he/she/it
Past simple
leged out
yesterday
Past participle
leged out
have + pp
-ing form
leging out
continuous
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