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Meaning of left

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  left
      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"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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