(in snooker, croquet, and other games) the position in which a player leaves the balls for the next player.
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Universal
1 [with object] go away from:she left London on June 6 [no object]:we were almost the last to leavethe England team left for Pakistan on Monday
depart from permanently:at the age of sixteen he left home
cease attending (a school or college) or working for (an organization):she is leaving the BBC after 20 years
2 [with object] allow or cause to remain:the parts he disliked he would alter and the parts he didn’t dislike he’d leave
(be left) remain to be used or dealt with:we’ve even got one of the Christmas puddings left over from last year [with infinitive]:a retired person with no mortgage left to pay
[with object and adverbial of place] go away from a place without taking (someone or something):we had not left any of our belongings behind figurativewomen had been left behind in the struggle for pay equality
abandon (a spouse or partner):her boyfriend left her for another woman
have as (a surviving relative) after one’s death:he leaves a wife and three children
bequeath (property) to a person or other beneficiary by a will:he left £500 to the National Asthma Campaign [with two objects]:Cornelius had left her fifty pounds a year for life
3 [with object and adverbial or complement] cause (someone or something) to be in a particular state or position:he’ll leave you in no doubt about what he thinksI’ll leave the door openthe children were left with feelings of loss
[with object and infinitive] let (someone) do or deal with something without offering help or assistance:infected people are often rejected by family and friends, leaving them to face this chronic condition alone
[with object] cause to remain as a trace or record:dark fruit that would leave purple stains on the table napkins figurativethey leave the impression that they can be bullied
[with object] deposit or entrust to be kept, collected, or attended to:she left a note for me
[with object] (leave something to) entrust a decision, choice, or action to (someone else, especially someone considered better qualified):the choice of which link to take is generally left up to the reader
be left at the post
be beaten from the start of a race or competition.
be left for dead
be abandoned as being almost dead or certain to die:she was left for dead after being repeatedly hit over the head with a rock
be left to oneself
be alone or solitary:left to himself he removed his shirt and tie
be allowed to do what one wants:women, left to themselves, would make the world a beautiful place to live in
