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left1 /left/ adjective- On, for, or belonging to that side or part of the body, etc which in man has normally the weaker and less skilful hand, opp to right
- On that side from the point of view of a person looking downstream, a soldier looking at the enemy, a president looking at an assembly, an actor looking at the audience
- On the west side from the point of view of a person looking north
- In politics, relatively liberal, democratic, progressive, innovating
- Inclined towards socialism or communism
noun- The left side
- The region to the left side
- The left hand
- A blow with the left hand
- A glove, shoe, etc for the left hand or foot, etc
- A turning to the left
- The more progressive, democratic, socialist, radical or actively innovating party or wing (from its sitting in some legislatures to the president's left)
- A shot from the left barrel of a gun or a bird killed by this
adverb On or towards the left ORIGIN: ME lift, left, from OE (Kentish) left weak, worthless; cf OE lyftādl paralysis leftˈie or leftˈy noun (informal) - A leftist
- A left-handed person
leftˈish adjective leftˈism noun The principles of the political left leftˈist adjective and noun leftˈward adjective and adverb - Towards the left
- On the left side
- More left-wing
noun (rare)The region on the left side leftˈwardly or leftˈwards adverb Left Bank noun The artistic quarter of Paris on the south bank of the Seine leftˈ-bank adjective leftˈ-click intransitive verb To press and release the left-hand button on a computer mouse noun An act of doing this leftˈ-field noun In baseball, the area in the outfield to the left facing from the plate adjective (informal, esp US) Out of the ordinary, bizarre leftˈ-footˈed adjective - Performed with the left foot
- Having more skill or strength in the left foot
leftˈ-footˈer noun (slang) A Roman Catholic leftˈ-hand adjective - On the left side
- Towards the left
- With thread or strands turning to the left
- Performed with the left hand
left-hand drive noun - A driving mechanism on the left side of a vehicle which is intended to be driven on the right-hand side of the road
- A vehicle with a driving mechanism of this type
leftˈ-handˈed adjective - Having the left hand stronger and readier than the right
- For the left hand
- Counter-clockwise
- Forming a mirror image of the right-handed form
- Awkward
- Unlucky
- Dubious (as in a left-handed compliment)
- (of a marriage) morganatic
adverb In the manner of a left-handed person leftˈ-handˈedly adverb leftˈ-handˈedness noun leftˈ-handˈer noun - A blow with the left hand
- A left-handed person
leftˈ-handˈiness noun Awkwardness left'-leaning adjective Tending to hold left-wing political opinions leftˈ-of-centre adjective In politics, etc, towards the left, but only moderately so left wing noun - The political left
- The wing on the left side of an army, football pitch, etc
leftˈ-wing adjective - Playing on the left wing
- Belonging to the more leftwardly inclined section
- (having opinions which are) progressive, radical, socialist, etc
leftˈ-wingˈer noun - A person with left-wing views or who supports the left wing of a party, etc
- A player on the left wing
have two left feet To be clumsy or awkward, esp in dancing left, right and centre - In, from, etc all directions
- Everywhere
over the left (shoulder) (obs sl) Contrariwise |