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| left [ left ] |
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1. west when facing north: on or toward the west when somebody or something is facing north
  Her left leg is broken.
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2. politics advocating political and social change: supporting liberal, socialist, or communist political and social changes or reform
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3. geography on left when looking downstream: on the river bank to the left of somebody facing downstream
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4. theater to right of audience: on or relating to that part of a stage that is to the left of somebody standing on it and facing the audience
Exit stage left.
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adverb |
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on left side: on or toward the left side of somebody or something
Turn left at the light.
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noun (plural lefts) |
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1. left side: the left side of somebody or something
The house is on your left.
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2. politics liberals, socialists, and communists: people who support liberal, socialist, or communist political and social changes or reform
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3. boxing left-handed punch: a blow delivered with the left hand
took a hard left to the jaw
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4. boxing left-handed punching ability: a boxer's left hand with respect to its ability to deliver a punch
He's got a good left.
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5. baseball
Same as left field (sense 1) (sense 2)
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| [13th century. < Old English lyft- "weak" < W Germanic] |
