left

1. Being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north (synset 302040360)
   "my left hand"; "left center field"; "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream"
   also: left-handed - using or intended for the left hand
   tells us about: place, position - the particular portion of space occupied by something
   similar to:

   • 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
2. Not used up (synset 300929746)
   "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"
   similar to: unexhausted - not used up completely
   same as: left over, leftover, odd, remaining, unexpended
3. Intended for the left hand (synset 302036816)
   "I rarely lose a left-hand glove"
   similar to: left-handed - using or intended for the left hand
   same as: left-hand
4. Of or belonging to the political or intellectual left (synset 302038342)
   also:

   • socialist, socialistic - advocating or following the socialist principles
   • liberal - tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition
   similar to:

   • 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

1. Location near or direction toward the left side;
   I.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east (synset 108643037)
   "she stood on the left"
   is a type of: place, position - the particular portion of space occupied by something
   subtypes: left stage, stage left - the part of the stage on the actor's left as the actor faces the audience
2. Those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare (synset 108433285)
   is a type of: faction, sect - a dissenting clique
   same as: left wing
3. The hand that is on the left side of the body (synset 105573181)
   "jab with your left"
   is a type of: hand, manus, mitt, paw - the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
   same as: left hand
4. The piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left (synset 103659700)
   "the batter flied out to left"
   is a type of: parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract - an extended area of land
   is a part of: outfield - the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases
   same as: left field, leftfield
5. A turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east (synset 100351994)
   "take a left at the corner"
   is a type of: turn, turning - the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

1. Toward or on the left;
   Also used figuratively (synset 400389570)
   "he looked right and left"; "the political party has moved left"

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