left

left

left¹ [left]

adj.

[ME (Kentish) var. of lift < OE lyft, weak, akin to EFris luf, weak]

1.

a) designating or of that side of one's body which is toward the west when one faces north, the side of the less-used hand in most people

b) designating or of the corresponding side of anything

c) closer to the left side of a person directly before and facing the thing mentioned or understood [the top left drawer of a desk]

2. of the side or bank of a river on the left of a person facing downstream

3. of the political left; liberal or radical

n.

1.

a) all or part of the left side

b) what is on the left side

c) a direction or location on the left side: often with the

d) a turn toward the left side

☆ 2. Baseball short for LEFT FIELD

3. Boxing

a) the left hand

b) a blow delivered with the left hand

4. [often L-] Politics a liberal or radical position, esp. one varying from moderate socialism to communism, or a party or group advocating this: often with the: from the position of the seats occupied in some European legislatures

adv.

on or toward the left hand or side

SYN.- LIBERAL

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have two left feet

to be very clumsy

left² [left]

vt., vi.

pt. & pp. of LEAVE¹