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Legging

//ˈlɛɡ.ɪŋ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A covering, usually of leather, worn from knee to ankle.
  2. 2
    a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle) wordnet
  3. 3
    Stretchy tight-fitting pants often worn by women or for exercise.
  4. 4
    One of the legs of a pair of trousers.

    "Take the legging and turn up the cuff."

  5. 5
    The process of putting a series of three or more options strikes into the stock market.

    "As a practical matter, you cannot put on these positions simultaneously at reasonable prices. In order to achieve these positions at a reasonable risk/reward profile, you must put the positions in a series of separate trades. This process is called legging."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of leg form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From leg + -ing.

Etymology 2

From leg + -ing.

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