Leg up and Taking

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Leg up

Leg up noun - An act or instance of helping.
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Taking is an antonym for leg up in help topic.

Taking

Taking noun - The act of someone who picks up or takes something.
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Leg up is an antonym for taking.
Nearby Words: take, taken, taker, takingly
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  • Knee-capping Figure skater and Olympic hopeful Tonya Harding's then-husband attempted to help her get a leg up on rival skater Nancy Kerrigan by paying off her bodyguard to attack Kerrigan's knee shortly before the 1994 Winter Olympics, in hopes of taking Kerrigan out of the competition.
    Source: Knee-capping
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