injured leg

collocation in English

meaningsofinjuredandleg

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injured
adjective
uk
/ˈɪn.dʒəd/
us
/ˈɪn.dʒɚd/
hurt or ...
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leg
noun[C]
uk
/leɡ/
us
/leɡ/
one of the parts of the body of a human or animal that is used for standing ...
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(Definition ofinjuredandlegfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It ran off, dragging itsinjuredlegbehind it.
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All vertebrates, when they have aninjuredleg, exhibit a limping gait that presumably has little, if any, intrinsic social communicative value.
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The animal had aninjuredleg; he thought it was broken.
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Then he lost almost the 1973 season with aninjuredleg, appearing in only 26 games.
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He ate and was able to comfortably put weight on theinjuredleg.
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He then ran off with his troops with a slightlyinjuredleg.
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He tries to escape with aninjuredleg, but soon gives in.
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Mahoney, who had aninjuredleg, had starved after being abandoned by the captain.
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On top of this came a dangerous infection which almost caused him to lose theinjuredleg.
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He carried on with his visit despite aninjuredleg, but died from gangrene that set in on the 19th.
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The patient rests theinjuredlegon the scooter, grasps the handlebars, and pushes with the uninjured leg.
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It may be difficult to apply pressure on theinjuredlegfor at least a few days.
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Injury hampered his season and the following year, aninjuredlegforced him to announce his retirement and deny him an on-field farewell.
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Straps are then applied, first at the thigh and then at the ankle, to strap theinjuredlegto the pole and provide support.
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Other gaits are used when both legs are equally affected by some disability, or when theinjuredlegis partially weight bearing.
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By then he could not walk because of the infection in hisinjuredlegand an infirmity in the other, due to a traffic accident a decade earlier.
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She performed the vault well and stuck the landing, however, she immediately lifted herinjuredlegand collapsed in pain, needing to be carried off the podium.
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