last
/last/ · adjective
Meaning
- Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.
- Most recent, latest, last so far.
- Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely, or least preferable.
- Being the only one remaining of its class.
- Supreme; highest in degree; utmost.
- Lowest in rank or degree.
- Most recently.
- (sequence) after everything else; finally
- To perform, carry out.
- To endure, continue over time.
- To hold out, continue undefeated or entire.
- A tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes.
- To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last.
- A burden; load; a cargo; freight.
- A measure of weight or quantity, varying in designation depending on the goods concerned.
- An old English (and Dutch) measure of the carrying capacity of a ship, equal to two tons.
- A load of some commodity with reference to its weight and commercial value.
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