last

adjective

1
a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do
he breathed his last
2
holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
3
the concluding parts of an event or occurrence
the end was exciting
I had to miss the last of the movie
4
a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
5
a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
6
the last or lowest in an ordering or series
he was the last to leave
he finished an inglorious last
7
the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
she stayed until his death
a struggle to the last
8
the temporal end; the concluding time
the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell
the market was up at the finish

1
continue to live through hardship or adversity
We went without water and food for 3 days
These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
2
persist for a specified period of time
The bad weather lasted for three days

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