left
1. left \'left\ aj [ME, fr. OE, weak; akin to MLG lucht left] 1a: relating
to or being the weaker hand in most persons 1b: located nearer to the left
hand than to the right; esp : locat ed on the left when facing in the same
direction as an observer often cap 2: of, adhering to, or constituted by
the left esp. in politics - left av
2. left n 1a: the left hand 1b: the location or direction of the left side
1c: the part on the left side often cap 2a: the part of a legislative
chamber located to the left of the presiding officer 2b: the members of a
continental European legislative body occupying the le ft as a result of
holding more radical political views than other members cap 3a: those
professing views usu. characterized by desire to reform or overth row the
established order esp. in politics and usu. advocating greater freedom or
well-being of the common man 3b: a radical as distinguished from a
conservative position
3. left past of LEAVE