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BOWLEG

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)

Synonyms:

bandy leg; bandyleg; bow leg; bowleg; genu varum; tibia vara

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("bowleg" is a kind of...):

leg (a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle)

disability; disablement; handicap; impairment (the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Have legs that curve outward at the knees

Synonyms:

bandy; bandy-legged; bowed; bowleg; bowlegged

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unfit (not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition)

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