Left - Definition

adv 1: toward or on the left; also used figuratively; "he looked
right and left"; "the political party has moved left"
[ant: right]
adj 1: 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" [ant: right]
2: not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money
left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left";
"saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended
provisions" [syn: leftover, left over(p), left(p),
odd, remaining, unexpended]
3: intended for the left hand; "I rarely lose a left-hand glove"
[syn: left(a), left-hand(a)]
4: of or belonging to the political or intellectual left [ant:
center, right]
n 1: 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" [ant: right]
2: those who support varying degrees of social or political or
economic change designed to promote the public welfare [syn:
left, left wing]
3: the hand that is on the left side of the body; "jab with your
left" [syn: left, left hand]
4: the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left;
"the batter flied out to left" [syn: left field,
leftfield, left]
5: 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"