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What does leg up mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word leg up? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (literally) 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
  2. (figuratively) A boost, a sudden improvement; an advantage, an edge
  3. (figuratively) assistance, help given to get started or overcome a problem or obstacle
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It's the kind of leg up she believes will make it possible for her to climb the corporate ladder when the time is right.
Wincing in pain, she levered her leg up onto a branch and leaned back, trying to regain her strength for her final run.
Above all this is a means of teaching people to become responsible and a practical way of giving them a leg up.
Holding onto the back of a chair for balance, bend one leg up behind you and grasp the ankle.
On the spinnaker reach to Rayrigg Fiscal Folly pulled ahead, extending its lead in the blustery, fluctuating wind on the leg up to Swan's Nest.
If you could make a contribution to this in the next few months, this would be a useful leg up.

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