leg up

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Noun

leg up (plural leg ups or legs up)

  1. The act of assisting another's progress over a wall or other obstacle by forming a step for one of their feet with one's hands.
    Synonyms: bunk-up, leg
  2. (figuratively) A boost, a sudden improvement; an advantage, an edge.
    Antonym: step back
  3. (figuratively) Assistance, help given to get started or overcome a problem or obstacle.

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Verb

leg up (third-person singular simple present legs up, present participle legging up, simple past and past participle legged up)

  1. (transitive, equestrianism) To walk a horse on a hard surface regularly.
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