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Definition of dead leg noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dead leg

noun
 
/ˌded ˈleɡ/
 
/ˌded ˈleɡ/
[usually singular] (British English)
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  1. an injury that occurs when somebody's upper leg is hit by somebody else's knee
    • The collision forced Dempsey to retire with a dead leg.
    • The star threatened an intrusive journalist with a dead leg.
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