Definition of leaft

"leaft" is probably misspelled. Trying left instead Definition of left

1. left [ a ] being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north
Examples: "my left hand" "left center field" "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream"

Used in print:

(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)

Then Robinson slammed a long double to left center to score both runners .

Breeding to Adair to Gentile , setting_up Tuttle 's 390 - foot homer over the wall in left center .

`` Take a ride on this one '' , Brooks_Robinson greeted Hansen as the Bird third_sacker grabbed a bat , headed for the plate and bounced a third inning two run double off the left centerfield wall tonight .

Waters injured his left knee in the last game of the 1960 season .

(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)

Gaines hammered the ball over the left fence for the third Indianapolis run in the ninth .

Synonyms left Related Terms right leftmost near left-hand left-hand left-handed left-handed port position

2. left [ n ] location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
Examples: : "she stood on the left"

Used in print:

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

At the left is a pair of dressy straw pumps in a light , but crisp texture .

(The Christian Science Monitor,...)

Only_too often , however , you have the feeling that you are sitting in a room with some of the instruments lined_up on one wall to your left and others facing them on the wall to your right .

(Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)

One day when he attended a war memorial ceremony in Westminster_Abbey his view was obstructed by a stout man on his left , his attention turned to the irregular pattern of the rough slab flooring and someone , clasping him by the arm , whispered , `` I want a word with you , please '' .

(S. Idell Pyle, et al., Onsets, Completions, and...)

It is convenient to classify a child 's onset ages and completion ages as `` advanced '' , `` moderate '' ( modal ) , or `` delayed '' according_to whether the child 's age equivalent `` dots '' appeared to the left of , upon , or to the right of the appropriate short transverse line .

(Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)

To his left , the two skiffs dented their sharp bows into the soft bank .

Synonyms left Related Terms right position stage_left

3. left [ a ] not used up
Examples: "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"

Used in print:

(The New York Times,...)

If such a paragon of perfection as Palmer could commit such a scoring sacrilege , there was hope left for all .

(Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)

When consciousness deserts the sleeping body and the wakeful world , it continues in the myriad progressions of the ever-present past and future , in a life as vibrant and real as the one left when the body tired and required sleep .

(Clement Greenberg, "Collage" in his Art and...)

Instead of isolating the literal flatness by specifying and circumscribing it , the pasted paper or cloth releases and spreads it , and the artist seems to have nothing left but this undepicted flatness with which to finish as_well_as start his picture .

(Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)

She had nothing left but her duty to his land and his son .

(Philip Jos‚ Farmer, The Lovers....)

And , in the half year left before reaching their destination , the men would carry_out whatever preparations were needed .

Synonyms left remaining left_over odd unexpended leftover Related Terms unexhausted

4. left [ r ] toward or on the left
Examples: "he looked right and left" also figuratively "the political party has moved left"

Used in print:

(Donald J. Plantz, Sweeney Squadron....)

Todman , you take the one on the left .

Synonyms left Related Terms right

5. left [ n ] those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare

Used in print:

(Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)

It follows , then , provided the possibilities have been exhausted , that the only real alternative is the general viewpoint of the `` left '' , which has been represented on the Continent by Fritz_Buri and , to some extent at_least , is found in much that is significant in American and English theology .

(James Thurber, "The Future, If Any, of Comedy,"...)

`` The political and intellectual Left began fighting humor and comedy years ago , because they fear things they do not understand and cannot manage , such_as satire and irony , such_as humor and comedy .

Synonyms left left_wing Related Terms faction

6. left [ n ] the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left

Used in print:

(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)

In the ninth , Robinson led off with his second double of the night , a blast off the fence 375 feet deep into left .

(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)

Alusik then moved Cooke across with a line_drive to left .

Synonyms leftfield left left_field Related Terms tract outfield

7. left [ n ] the hand that is on the left side of the body
Examples: "jab with your left"

Used in print:

(Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)

He worked standing , with his left hand in his pocket as_though he were merely stopping for a moment , sketching with the surprised stare of one who was watching another person 's hand .

Synonyms left_hand left Related Terms hand

8. left [ a ] intended for the left hand
Examples: "I rarely lose a left-hand glove"

Used in print:

(E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)

Alex explained that they had been out for a stroll before breakfast while the doctor edged around behind him , attempting to hide the protuberance at his left side behind Alex 's arm and back .

Synonyms left-hand left Related Terms left-handed

9. left [ a ] intended for the left hand
Examples: "I rarely lose a left-hand glove"