1. (

• left

) 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" ;

2. (

• left ,
• left_wing

) those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare ;

3. (

• left ,
• left_hand

) the hand that is on the left side of the body; "jab with your left" ;

4. (

• left_field ,
• leftfield ,
• left

) the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left; "the batter flied out to left" ;

5. (

• left

) 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" ;

1. (

• left

) 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" ;

2. (

• leftover ,
• left_over ,
• left ,
• odd ,
• remaining ,
• unexpended

) 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" ;

3. (

• left ,
• left-hand

) intended for the left hand; "I rarely lose a left-hand glove" ;

4. (

• left ,

) of or belonging to the political or intellectual left ;