…on, towards, or relating to the side of a human body or of a thing which is to the west when the person or thing is facing north…
…a group or party favouring radical, reforming, or socialist views…
…a military command to turn the head in the direction stated…
…a defender in soccer or field hockey who plays primarily in a position on the left of the field…
…a district of the city of Paris, situated on the left bank of the River Seine, to the south of the river. It is an area noted for its intellectual and artistic life…
…( in military contexts) a command to turn 90 degrees to the left…
…a turn that brings a person’s front to face the way their left side did before…
…the radical, reforming, or socialist section of a political party or system…
…the left-hand side of the human brain, which is believed to be associated with linear and analytical thought…
…click on a link or other screen object by depressing the left-hand button of the mouse…
…the part of the outfield to the left of the batter when facing the pitcher…
…(of a person) using the left foot more naturally than the right…
…(of a person) using the left hand more naturally than the right…
…on the left (or right) side of a stage from the point of view of a performer facing the audience…
…having the left part of the brain as the dominant or more efficient part…
…travellers' luggage left in temporary storage at a railway station, bus station, or airport…
…a motor-vehicle steering system with the steering wheel and other controls fitted on the left side, designed for use in countries where vehicles drive on the right-hand side of the road…
…on all sides…
…be abandoned as being almost dead or certain to die…
…be beaten from the start of a race or competition…
…a mnemonic concerning the behaviour of a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field, according to which the directions of the magnetic field, the current, and the force exerted on the conductor are indicated respectively by the first finger, second finger, and thumb of the left hand when these are held out perpendicular to each other…
…be left with an unwelcome responsibility, typically without warning…
…drive or leave (a boat, sailor, or sea creature) aground on a shore…
…something, especially food, remaining after the rest has been used…
…entrust a decision, choice, or action to (someone else, especially someone considered better qualified)…
…refrain from disturbing or interfering with someone…
…have a lasting or significant effect…
