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    leg-up

    noun

    • 1. an act of helping someone to mount a horse or high object: "give me a leg-up over the wall"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLEG UP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    LEG UP definition: help that you receive that gives you an advantage over other people or makes it possible for you to…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › leg upLeg up Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    leg up. noun. Synonyms of leg up. 1. : a helping hand : boost. 2. : head start. Synonyms. abetment. aid. assistance. backing. boost. hand. helping hand. lift. support. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of leg up in a Sentence. a key endorsement that would give the struggling candidate a real leg up right now.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLEG UP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. a push to help someone to climb an obstacle upwards. 2. See to give sb a leg up. 3. assistance; advantage. I guess you could say I had a leg up, genetically speaking. This technology will give it a leg up on the competition. This way you can give a child a leg up in the world. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishleg-up noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    leg-up. noun. /ˈleɡ ʌp/. /ˈleɡ ʌp/. (informal) Idioms. (especially British English) an act of helping somebody to get on a horse, over a wall, etc. by allowing them to put their foot in your hands and lifting them up.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › leg upLEG UP Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

    Synonyms for LEG UP: assistance, assist, support, help, boost, aid, lift, helping hand; Antonyms of LEG UP: interference, obstruction, inhibition, constraint, frustration, restraint, repression, hindrance.

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › leg_upleg up - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 21, 2024 · leg up (plural leg ups or legs up) 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. ( figuratively) A boost, a sudden improvement; an advantage, an edge.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › leg-upLeg Up Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Leg Up definition: Assistance; help; specif., a boosting, as of a rider onto a horse.