left-handed, adj. 1. sinistral, sinistromanual, sinis-trodextral, dextrosinistral; sinistrocerebral, sinistroc-ular, sinistrogyrate, sinistrogyric.
2. ambiguous, double-meaning, paradoxical, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, questionable; enigmatic, ironic, sardonic, indefinite, indistinct, veiled, cryptic; insulting, disparaging, derisive, mocking, disrespectful; clumsy, backhanded, tactless, graceless, crude, maladroit, gauche,
leftist, n. member of the Left, liberal, radical, socialist, progressive, Bolshevist, Maoist, anarchist, Communist, Inf. pinko, P.L.O. member, terrorist, Weatherman; Left sympathizer, fellow traveler,
leftover, n. Usu.
leftovers 1. residue, residuum, rest, remainder, balance, carry-over; remnants, fragments, scraps, shards; (of food) orts, leavings; oddments, rummage, odds and ends, truck, junk, Inf. crap; rejectamenta.
2. waste, wastage, remains, refuse, spoils; offscourings, scourings, sweepings, scum; sawdust, shavings, parings, filings, scrapings, raspings; chaff, stubbles; slag, sprue, dross, sordes.
3. excess, superfluity, extra, surplus, surplusage, Commerce, overage.
4. ruins, rubble, detritus; rubbish, trash. See - leaving (defs. 3, 4).
leg, n. 1. limb, lower limb, member; Anat. tibia, Anat. fibula, shinbone, shin, shank, SI. gam, Inf. peg, Inf. pin, (usu. pi.) Inf. stumps; calf, thigh, (usu. pi.) hams.
2. support, underpinning, standard, prop, brace, framework; post, column, pillar, upright; trestle, horse.
3. portion, segment, part, stretch; section, sector, piece, fraction.
4. give a leg up give assistance, give an assist, give a hand, lend a helping hand, set up, put on one's feet, give new life to, see [s.o.] through; boost, advance, stand behind; aid, come to the aid of, assist, help, support, take care of, succor.
5. not have a leg to stand on lack support or a valid basis, be full of holes, be undermined; be impotent, be ineffective, be defenseless, be vulnerable.
6. on one's or
its last legs about to break down, about to die, about to collapse, about to fail; failing, fading fast, dying, at death's door.
7. pull [s.o.'s] leg a. tease, put [s.o.] on, banter, chaff, rib, kid, SI. razz; deride, Inf. roast, scoff at, mock, jeer, knock; fleer, laugh at, make fun of, guy, taunt, gibe, twit, rag. b. deceive, mislead, misinform, misguide; trick, delude, fool, take in, throw dust in [s.o.'s] eyes, pull the wool over [s.o.'s] eyes.
8. shake a leg a. Slang, hurry, move quickly, hasten, lose no time, rush, make haste; run like mad, SI. get cracking, SI. get one's rear in gear, SI. go like a bat out of hell, SI. go like greased lightning, b. Slang. dance, SI. shake your booties, SI. hoof or hoof it, SI. boogie, trip the light fantastic, SI. cut a rug.
9. stretch one's legs take a walk, go for a walk, promenade, go for a stroll; get some exercise, stretch out the kinks.