(Britain, Australia, New Zealand, derogatory) Left-wing politicians or activists whose policies or ideas are considered to be ridiculous or too politically correct.

Using one's left hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, one's right. / Intended to be worn on, or used by, the left hand. / Turning or spiraling from right to left; anticlockwise.

Left-handed people, taken as a whole.

(square dance) Move in which two facing dancers take left hands or forearms, turn halfway around to the left, let go, and step forward.

(algebra) An element of a structure that produces an identity mapping when applied on the left.

(baseball) The part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and to the left of a person standing on home plate and facing the pitcher.

(intransitive, Canada, US slang) To turn left, to take a left turn.

(politics) Of political ideologies: favoring political, social, and economic equality.

(politics) The more left-wing faction of a group or party. / (sports) The left-hand side of a sports field. / (ice hockey) The offensive player who plays to the center's left.

simple past tense and past participle of leave over