leg-breaker

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A violent thug, especially one employed as an enforcer by a criminal organization (e.g., a mafia, a loan shark). US,slang
    — The thug was an acknowledged leg breaker, a shakedown artist, a peddler of violence.
  2. A person whose job is to break the legs of poultry in a food processing facility.
    — For example, jobs described as meat wrapper or leg breaker would both be coded "butcher meat cutter."
  3. A tackle or other on-field maneuver capable of breaking a player's leg.
    — Arca performed a similar stunt with a high over-the-top-of-the-ball tackle on Andy Johnson, except he connected. It is what is called a leg-breaker.
  4. A demanding bicycling competition or the course on which such a competition is held.
    — Zoncolan is a fabled leg breaker of a 13.3km climb that is one of the toughest ascents ever included in a major stage race.
  5. A cricketer who bowls leg breaks.
    — Armstrong is a leg-breaker, with eight fielders on the on-side. Probably he would do better if he bowled more at the wicket.
  6. A leg break ball.
    — Noble joined Wood, and the pair changed the aspect of affairs, 45 being up before a leg breaker from McGiverin proved too good for Noble's defense.

词形变化

leg-breakers plural leg breaker alternative legbreaker alternative

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