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  • 21left — 1. adj., adv., & n. (opp. RIGHT). adj. 1 on or towards the side of the human body which corresponds to the position of west if one regards oneself as facing north. 2 on or towards the part of an object which is analogous to a person s left side… …

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  • 22winger — noun a) One of the casks stowed in the wings of a vessels hold, being smaller than such as are stowed more amidships. We hauled out a winger of grog. b) An offensive player who plays on either side of the center. The center passed to the left… …

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  • 23left — Synonyms and related words: Gospel side, abandoned, aport, cantorial side, castaway, communistic, counterclockwise, departed, derelict, deserted, discarded, disused, forsaken, gone, gone away, gone off, jettisoned, larboard, left hand, left wing …

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  • 24left wing — Synonyms and related words: Gospel side, cantorial side, counterclockwise, larboard, left, left hand, left of center, left hand, left hand side, left winger, left wingish, leftism, leftist, levorotatory, liberal, liberalism, liberalist,… …

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  • 25left wing — /lɛft ˈwɪŋ / (say left wing) noun 1. members of a socialist, progressive, or radical political party or section of a party. 2. such a group, party, or a group of such parties. 3. Sport that part of the field of play which forms the left flank of… …

  • 26left-wing — 1 adjective supporting the political aims of groups such as Socialists and Communists, such as the idea that money and property should be divided more fairly: She s very left wing. | a left wing newspaper opposite right wing left winger noun (C)… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27left wing — noun Date: 1884 1. the leftist division of a group (as a political party) 2. left 4a • left wing adjective • left winger noun …

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  • 28Left wing lock — The left wing lock is a defensive ice hockey strategy similar to the neutral zone trap.In the most basic form, once puck possession changes, the left wing moves back in line with the defencemen. Each defender (including the left winger) play a… …

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  • 29left wing — noun 1》 the radical, reforming, or socialist section of a political party or system. [with ref. to the National Assembly in France (1789–91), where the nobles sat to the president s right and the commons to the left.] 2》 the left side of a sports …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 30winger — wing·er || wɪŋə(r) n. player in a wing position (Sports); person adhering to a certain political view (e.g. left winger) …

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