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Meaning of last

1. (n) a person''s dying act; the last thing a person can do; "he breathed his last"

2. (n) holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes

3. (n) the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"

4. (n) a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels

5. (n) a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds

6. (n) the last or lowest in an ordering or series; "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last"

7. (n) the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"

8. (n) the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"

9. (v) continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents"

10. (v) persist or be long; in time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"

11. (adj.sat.) occurring at the time of death; "his last words"; "the last rites"

12. (adj.sat.) lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place"

13. (adj.sat.) not to be altered or undone; "the judge''s decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say"

14. (adj.sat.) in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style; "wears only the latest style"; "the last thing in swimwear"; "knows the newest dances"; "cutting-edge technology"; "a with-it boutique"

15. (adj.sat.) occurring at or forming an end or termination; "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave"

16. (adj) coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; "the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game

17. (adj.sat.) highest in extent or degree; "to the last measure of human endurance"; "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually"

18. (adj.sat.) most unlikely or unsuitable; "the last person we would have suspected"; "the last man they would have chosen for the job"

19. (adj.sat.) conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"

20. (adv) more recently than any other time; "I saw him last in London"

21. (adv) the item at the end; "last, I''ll discuss family values"

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