dead-leg

/D EH1 D L EH0 G/

noun

1
A blow to the upper thigh, crushing the muscle against the bone and crushing the nerve cluster next to the quadriceps. Also, the resulting injury.

noun

1
A lazy or weak person.
2
An isolated section of pipeline that does not usually carry a flow.
3
A movement in which the hips and knees are kept straight and stiff and the ankle is flexed.
4
(shipping) A vehicle that is traveling on a leg of its route in which it does not carry any cargo.

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