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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: left

1
 adjadvn
being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north
toward or on the left; also used figuratively
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
2
 adj
not used up
3
 nadj
those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare
of or belonging to the political or intellectual left
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: left
1

adj being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north

“my left hand”
“left center field”
“the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
Synonyms
left-handed
using or intended for the left hand
left-hand
located on or directed toward the left
leftmost
farthest to the left
near, nigh
being on the left side
larboard, port
located on the left side of a ship or aircraft
Antonyms:
right
being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north
right-handed
using or intended for the right hand
far
being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle
rightmost
farthest to the right
right-hand
located on or directed toward the right
starboard
located on the right side of a ship or aircraft
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adj intended for the left hand

“I rarely lose a left-hand glove”
Synonyms:
left-hand
left-handed
using or intended for the left hand

adv toward or on the left; also used figuratively

“he looked right and left”
“the political party has moved left”
Antonyms:
right
toward or on the right; also used figuratively

n location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

“she stood on the left”
Antonyms:
right
location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east
Types:
left stage, stage left
the part of the stage on the actor's left as the actor faces the audience
Type of:
place, position
the particular portion of space occupied by something

n a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east

“take a left at the corner”
Type of:
turn, turning
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

n the hand that is on the left side of the body

“jab with your left”
Synonyms:
left hand
Type of:
hand, manus, mitt, paw
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

n the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left

“the batter flied out to left”
Synonyms:
left field, leftfield
Type of:
parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract
an extended area of land
2

adj not used up

“she had a little money left over so she went to a movie”
“some odd dollars left”
Synonyms:
left over, leftover, odd, remaining, unexpended
unexhausted
not used up completely
3

n those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare

Synonyms:
left wing
Type of:
faction, sect
a dissenting clique

adj of or belonging to the political or intellectual left

Synonyms
socialist, socialistic
advocating or following the socialist principles
liberal
tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition
far left
radical or extremely liberal
leftish
tending toward the political left
left-of-center, left-wing, leftist
believing in or supporting tenets of the political left
liberal
having political or social views favoring reform and progress
Antonyms:
right
of or belonging to the political or intellectual right
center
of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
conservative
resistant to change
conservative
having social or political views favoring conservatism
old-line, oldline
adhering to conservative or reactionary principles
far-right, reactionary, reactionist
extremely conservative
rightish
tending toward the political right
right-wing, rightist
believing in or supporting tenets of the political right
centrist, middle-of-the-road
supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative
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