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General dictionaries General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. leg up: Merriam-Webster.com [home, info]
  2. leg up: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries [home, info]
  3. leg up: Collins English Dictionary [home, info]
  4. leg-up: Macmillan Dictionary [home, info]
  5. leg-up: Wordnik [home, info]
  6. leg up: Wiktionary [home, info]
  7. leg up: Dictionary.com [home, info]

Business dictionaries Business (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Leg Up: MoneyGlossary.com [home, info]
  2. Leg up: Bloomberg Financial Glossary [home, info]
  3. Leg up: Financial dictionary [home, info]

Miscellaneous dictionaries Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. leg up: Idioms [home, info]

Slang dictionaries Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. LEG-UP, leg up: Urban Dictionary [home, info]

Sports dictionaries Sports (1 matching dictionary)
  1. leg up: Hickok Sports Glossaries [home, info]


Quick definitions from Wiktionary (leg up)

noun:  (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.
noun:  (figuratively) A boost, a sudden improvement; an advantage, an edge.
noun:  (figuratively) Assistance, help given to get started or overcome a problem or obstacle.

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