The noun last has 8 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (3) stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close -- (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")
2. (1) last -- (the last or lowest in an ordering or series; "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last")
3. (1) last -- (a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do; "he breathed his last")
4. death, last -- (the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last")
5. last -- (a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds)
6. last -- (a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels)
7. end, last, final stage -- (the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie")
8. last, shoemaker's last, cobbler's last -- (holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes)
Overview of verb last
The verb last has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (19) last, endure -- (persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days")
2. (7) survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out -- (continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?")
Overview of adj last
The adj last has 9 senses (first 9 from tagged texts)
1. (660) last -- (immediately past; "last Thursday"; "the last chapter we read")
2. (365) last -- (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")
3. (279) concluding, final, last, terminal -- (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")
4. (26) final, last, net -- (conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result")
5. (22) last -- (most unlikely or unsuitable; "the last person we would have suspected"; "the last man they would have chosen for the job")
6. (9) last -- (occurring at the time of death; "his last words"; "the last rites")
7. (5) final, last -- (not to be altered or undone; "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say")
8. (2) last, last-place, lowest -- (lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place")
9. (1) last, utmost -- (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")
Overview of adv last
The adv last has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (4) last, most recently -- (more recently than any other time; "I saw him last in London")
2. (1) last, lastly, in conclusion, finally -- (the item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values")