left

1. left (adj) — sense 1

Definition: Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←

Example: Near-synonym: port

2. left (adj) — sense 2

Definition: Anticlockwise, particularly when describing a change in direction or orientation.

Example: The road up ahead contains a left bend.

3. left (adj) — sense 3

Definition: Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's left when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the north bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥲ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the left side of the river.

Example: The Eiffel Tower is on the left bank of the Seine.

4. left (adv) — sense 1

Definition: On the left side.

5. left (adv) — sense 2

Definition: Towards the left side.

Example: Turn left at the corner. NO! Your other left.

6. left (adv) — sense 3

Definition: Towards the political left.

Example: The East Coast of the US leans left in elections.

7. left (noun) — sense 1

Definition: The left side or direction.

8. left (noun) — sense 2

Definition: The left-wing political parties as a group; citizens holding left-wing views as a group.

Example: The Left left workers behind, thinking they had a winning demographic coalition. It hasn't really worked out for them yet.

9. left (noun) — sense 3

Definition: The left hand or fist.