Definitions
1.AdjectiveFinal, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind."Will try to fix it by myself for now: as a last resort, we can always take it to a grease monkey.; Eyes Wide Shut was the last film to be directed by Stanley Kubrick."
2.AdjectiveMost recent, latest, last so far."The last time I saw him, he was married.; I have received your note dated the 17th last, and am responding to say that […]"
3.AdjectiveFarthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely, or least preferable."He is the last person to be accused of theft.; The last person I want to meet is Helen.; More rain is the last thing we need right now."
4.AdjectiveBeing the only one remaining of its class."Japan is the last empire."
5.AdjectiveSupreme; highest in degree; utmost.
6.AdjectiveLowest in rank or degree."Three contestants will win awards, but the last prize is just a book voucher."
7.DeterminerThe (one) immediately before the present."We went there last year.; I was last to go; you're next."
8.DeterminerClosest in the past, or closest but one if the closest was very recent; of days, sometimes thought to specifically refer to the instance closest to seven days (one week) ago, or the most recent instance before seven days (one week) ago."It's Wednesday, and the party was last Tuesday; that is, not yesterday, but eight days ago.; When you say last Monday, do you mean the Monday just gone, or the one before that?; Where my brother had stood last night, I now stood."
9.AdverbMost recently."When we last met, he was based in Toronto."
10.Adverbafter everything else; finally"As I arrived last of all, I'll go last to add the butter last.; last but not least"
11.VerbTo endure, continue over time."Summer seems to last longer each year.; They seem happy now, but that won't last long.; They say this blizzard might last (for) days."
12.VerbTo hold out, continue undefeated or entire."I don't know how much longer we can last without reinforcements."
13.VerbTo purposefully refrain from orgasm
14.VerbTo perform, carry out.
15.NounA tool in the form of a foot on which an item of footwear (such as a boot or shoe) is placed for shaping while it is being manufactured or repaired.
16.VerbTo shape (an item of footwear such as a boot or shoe) during its manufacture or repair while it is placed on a last (noun etymology 3, noun sense 1)."to last a boot"
17.NounA burden; load; a cargo; freight.
18.NounA measure of weight or quantity, varying in designation depending on the goods concerned.
19.NounAn old English (and Dutch) measure of the carrying capacity of a ship, equal to two tons.
20.NounA load of some commodity with reference to its weight and commercial value.