left

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
——————
have two left feet
to be very clumsy
left2 [left]
vt., vi.
pt. & pp. of LEAVE1

English World dictionary. . 2014.

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