last

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Noun
1. 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"
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2. the last or lowest in an ordering or series; "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last"
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3. a person's dying act; the last thing a person can do; "he breathed his last"
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4. the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"
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5. a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
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6. a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
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7. the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"
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8. holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
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Verb
1. persist or be long; in time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"
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2. 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"
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Adjective
1. immediately past; "last Thursday"; "the last chapter we read"
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2. 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 of the season"; "down to his last nickel"
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3. 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"
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4. conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"
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5. most unlikely or unsuitable; "the last person we would have suspected"; "the last man they would have chosen for the job"
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6. occurring at the time of death; "his last words"; "the last rites"
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7. not to be altered or undone; "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say"
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8. lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place"
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9. 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"
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10. 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"
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Adverb
1. more recently than any other time; "I saw him last in London"
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2. the item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values"
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