left
noun
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- adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
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
Types & categories
- position hypernym
- stage left hyponym
Related & opposite
- right antonym
Sense 2 adjective
being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north
my left hand
Related & opposite
- left-handed also see
- right antonym
- position attribute
- left-handa similar to
- leftmost similar to
- neara similar to
- port similar to
Sense 3 adverb
toward or on the left; also used figuratively
he looked right and left
Related & opposite
- right antonym
Sense 4 noun
those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare
Types & categories
- sect hypernym
Related & opposite
- collectivist derivation
Sense 5 noun
the hand that is on the left side of the body
jab with your left
Types & categories
- hand hypernym
Related & opposite
- left-handed pitcher derivation
Sense 6 noun
the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left
the batter flied out to left
Types & categories
- tract hypernym
Parts & wholes
- outfield part holonym
Related & opposite
- left fielder derivation
Sense 7 adjective
of or belonging to the political or intellectual left
Related & opposite
Sense 8 noun
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
Types & categories
- turning hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | right |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | position |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stage left |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | left-handed |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | right |
| 2 | attribute | Related & opposite | position |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | left-handa |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | leftmost |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | neara |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | port |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | right |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | collectivist |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | sect |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | left-handed pitcher |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | hand |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | left fielder |
| 6 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | outfield |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | tract |
| 7 | also see | Related & opposite | socialist |
| 7 | also see | Related & opposite | liberal |
| 7 | antonym | Related & opposite | right |
| 7 | antonym | Related & opposite | center |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | far left |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | leftish |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | leftist |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | liberal |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | turning |