last has definitions from the field of work
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[ adjective ] immediately past

Examples

"last Thursday" "the last chapter we read"

Used in print

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

He also complained that not enough notice was given on the hearing , since the bill was introduced only last Monday .

(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)

Hartman , purchased by the A 's from the Milwaukee_Braves last fall , allowed no hits in his scoreless three inning appearance , and merited the triumph .

Keegan , a 6 - foot - 3 - inch 158 - pounder , gave_up the Orioles ' last two safeties over the final three frames , escaping a load of trouble in the ninth when the Birds threatened but failed to tally .

The 6 - foot 3 inch Hansen checked_in close_to 200 pounds , 15 pounds lighter than his reporting_weight last spring .

The rangy , Albany ( Cal. ) native , a surprise slugging sensation for the Flock last year as_well as a defensive whiz , set `` improved fielding '' as his 1961 goal .

Related terms

past

2
[ adjective ] coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining

Examples

"the last time I saw Paris" "the last day of the month" "had the last word" "waited until the last minute" "down to his last nickel"

Used in print

(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)

The Bears added their last run in the sixth on Alusik 's double and outfield flies by Porter and Wert .

("Editorials"...)

Escalation is their first love and their last ; they will be faithful unto death .

(Chicago Daily Tribune...)

There are other good representations of peasants and people of the court by actors who are finely costumed and magnificently photographed in this last of the Russian films to reach this country in the program of joint cultural exchange .

(Mr. America, 4:6...)

The last exercise of Roland_Claude 's prescribed program for Henri is a single exercise , done in individual sets with a_bit longer pause between sets .

(High Fidelity, 11:10...)

Let me say at the outset that the music sounded as sparkling on the last playing as it did on the first .

3
[ adjective ] occurring at or forming an end or termination

Examples

"his concluding words came as a surprise" "the final chapter" "the last days of the dinosaurs" "terminal leave"

Used in print

(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)

Waters injured his left knee in the last game of the 1960 season .

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

I never did miss one in a playoff_game - I kicked about 20 in the five playoff_games my last two years '' .

(The New York Times,...)

The world 's best golfer , shooting below par , came to the last hole of the opening round of the Los_Angeles_open with every intention of delivering a final crusher .

(John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)

The fourth and last speaker was Thomas_Davis .

(Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)

He made a will and last testament before we left Paterson .

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closing

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[ adjective ] more advanced in time or nearer to the end in a sequence

Synonyms

latter later

Examples

"these latter days" "the latter (or last) part of the book" "latter (or later) part of the 18th century"

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late

5
[ adjective ] conclusive in a process or progression

Synonyms

final net

Examples

"the final answer" "a last resort" "the net result"

Used in print

(Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)

He tramped out of the Miners_Rest with his hopes plummeting , and headed doggedly for the Palace_Saloon , the last place of any consequence on this side of the street .

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ultimate

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[ adjective ] most unlikely or unsuitable

Examples

"the last person we would have suspected" "the last man they would have chosen for the job"

Used in print

(Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)

Modern man , as Dietrich_Bonhoeffer has told us , has `` come_of_age '' ; and though this process by_no_means represents an unambiguous gain and is , in_fact , marked by the estrangement from the depths that seems to be the cost of human maturation , it is still a positive step forward ; and those of us who so richly benefit from it should be the last to despise it .

(Howard Fast, April Morning....)

The last thing in_the_world that resembled a war was our line of farmers and storekeepers and mechanics perched on top of a stone_wall , and this dashing rider made us feel a good_deal sharper and more alert to the situation .

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unlikely

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[ verb ] persist or be long; in time

Synonyms

endure

Examples

"The bad weather lasted for three days"

Used in print

(Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)

But her personality was such_that each affair lasted only until that lover , too , had been conquered and reduced to passivity .

(Dell Shannon, The Ace of Spades....)

Who knew , Angie might not last long .

Related terms

measure wear drag_on run

8
[ verb ] continue to live; endure or last

Examples

"We went without water and food for 3 days" "The legend of Elvis lives on" "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America" "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents"

Used in print

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

Those that remain are those that were headed by strong executives , men with the abilities to last almost 30 years in the competitive survival_of_the_fittest .

("Reviews"...)

Even there he did not last for long .

([Anonymous,] "What You Should Know About Air...)

Like its long-lived cousin , the refrigerator , a conditioner can be expected to last 20 to 25 years or more .

9
[ verb ] (work) support oneself by doing a certain type of work

Examples

"She lives on the meager income from her writing"

10
[ adjective ] not to be altered or undone

Synonyms

final

Examples

"the judge's decision is final" "the arbiter will have the last say"

Related terms

unalterable

11
[ adverb ] more recently than any other time

Synonyms

most_recently

Examples

"I saw him last in London"

Used in print

(The Atlanta Constitution...)

Pelham pointed_out that Georgia voters last November rejected a constitutional amendment to allow legislators to vote on pay raises for future Legislature sessions .

(Howard Fast, April Morning....)

It was only hours since I had last seen them , but they had changed and I had changed .

12
[ noun ] designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)

Examples

"excitement grew as the finish neared" "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish" "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish"

Used in print

(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)

Billy_Gardner 's line_double , which just eluded the diving Minnie_Minoso in left_field , drove_in Jim_Lemon with the winning run with two out in the last of the ninth to give the Minnesota_Twins a 6 - 5 victory over the Chicago_White_Sox Monday .

A double by Green , Allison 's run scoring 2_baser , an infield single by Lemon and Gardner 's solid single to center put the Twins back in_front in the last of the fifth .

13
[ adjective ] lowest in rank or importance

Synonyms

lowest last-place

Examples

"last prize" "in last place"

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worst

14
[ adjective ] lowest in rank or importance

Synonyms

lowest last-place

Examples

"last prize" "in last place"

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worst

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[ adjective ] highest in extent or degree

Synonyms

utmost

Examples

"to the last measure of human endurance" "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually"

Used in print

(Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)

Since the magnitude of the plan made secrecy impossible , once the wheels had began to turn , persons controlling German industries , social institutions , and armed_forces became , through their anti-Semitism or their tolerance of_it , conscious accomplices of Hitler 's crimes ; whether in the last degree or a lesser one was a matter to be determined individually .

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high

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[ noun ] a person's dying act; the last thing a person can do

Examples

"he breathed his last"

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activity

17
[ adverb ] the item at the end

Examples

"last, I'll discuss family values"

Used in print

(Joseph Chadwick, No Land Is Free....)

He looked at each of them in_turn , Brannon last of all .

18
[ noun ] the last or lowest in an ordering or series

Examples

"he was the last to leave" "he finished an inglorious last"

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rank

19
[ adjective ] in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style

Examples

"wears only the latest style" "the last thing in swimwear" "knows the newest dances" "up-to-date technology"

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modern fashionable

20
[ verb ] persist or continue

Examples

"The rains lasted four days"

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continue

21
[ noun ] a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds

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weight_unit

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[ noun ] (British) a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels

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volume_unit UK

23
[ adjective ] in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style

Examples

"wears only the latest style" "the last thing in swimwear" "knows the newest dances" "cutting-edge technology" "a with-it boutique"

Related terms

fashionable

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[ adjective ] occurring at the time of death

Examples

"his last words" "the last rites"

Used in print

(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)

Piepsam 's fatal rage arises not_only because he cannot stop the cyclist , but also because God will not stop him ; as Piepsam says to the crowd in his last moments : `` His justice is not of this world '' .

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dying

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[ noun ] the time at which life ends; continuing until dead

Synonyms

death

Examples

"she stayed until his death" "a struggle to the last"

Related terms

end die

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[ noun ] the concluding parts of an event or occurrence

Synonyms

end final_stage

Examples

: "the end was exciting" "I had to miss the last of the movie"

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[ noun ] holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes

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holding_device

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