dogleg

UK: /ˈdɒglɛg/ US: /ˈdɔgˌlɛg, ˈdɑg-/ ,(dôg′leg′, dog′-)

Inflections of 'dogleg' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

doglegs

v 3rd person singular

doglegging

v pres p

doglegged

v past

doglegged

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

dog•leg /ˈdɔgˌlɛg, ˈdɑg-/   n., adj., v., -legged, -leg•ging. 
n. [countable]

1. a route or course that turns at a sharp angle.

adj. [before a noun]

2. turned or curved at a sharp angle:
   a dogleg skiing course.

v. [no object]

3. to proceed around a sharp angle or along a zigzag course.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

dog•leg  (dôg′leg′, dog′-), n., adj., v., -legged, -leg•ging. 
n. 

1. a route, way, or course that turns at a sharp angle.

adj. 

2. dog-legged.

v.i. 

3. to proceed around a sharp angle or along an angular or zigzag course:
   The road doglegged through the mountains.

• dog + leg 1885–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

dogleg / ˈdɒɡˌlɛɡ/ noun

1. a sharp bend or angle
2. something with a sharp bend

verb ( -legs, -legging, -legged)

1. (intransitive) to go off at an angle

adjective

1. of or with the shape of a dogleg

doglegged / ˌdɒɡˈlɛɡɪd ˈdɒɡˌlɛɡd/ adjective