Leg
Section
Section noun - An area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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When he reveals the scrape, a large section of his leg is missing with his bone snapped but it is treated as a scrape anyway.
Source: Major Injury Underreaction -
When he reveals his scrape, it turns out that a large section of his leg is missing, but his mother treat it as a minor injury anyway.
Source: Minor Injury Overreaction -
Additionally, unlike in film and television, you would never actually aim to shoot out someone's kneecap or leg to disable a target in such a manner (see the Real Life section below).
Source: Knee-capping
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Section and Leg. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/leg/section
Leg & Section. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/leg/section>.
Section or Leg. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/leg/section.
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