cross one's legs
Knee over knee
To cross one's legs is to place one leg over the other while sitting or standing.
The sitting posture—one knee resting atop the other or one ankle on the opposite knee—is common in casual and formal settings alike: She crossed her legs and leaned back in the chair.
Standing with crossed legs often signals discomfort or a need to urinate.
- seated postureHow one sits
- sitting prettyIn favorable circumstances
- knee jointLeg's middle articulation
- figure fourWrestling submission targeting knee
- formalityStrict observance of convention
job interview · gesture · social cues · defensiveness · closed off · lotus position · manners · decorum · gender roles · muscle coordination · proprioception · openness · power pose · flexibility · biomechanics · confidence · stance · poise
cross one's legsplant one's feet
Establish an immovable stance
legs akimbo · stand at attention · stretch one's legs · straddle · open one's legs
cross one's legsspread out
Extended over distance
open up · open posture · sprawl · lounge · manspread
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