The difference between Left and Port
When used as nouns, left means the left side or direction, whereas port means a place on the coast at which ships can shelter, or dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.
When used as verbs, left means ., whereas port means to turn or put to the left or larboard side of a ship.
When used as adjectives, left means the opposite of right, whereas port means of or relating to port, the left-hand side of a vessel.
Left is also adverb with the meaning: on the left side.
check bellow for the other definitions of Left and Port
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Left as an adjective:
The opposite of right; toward the west when one is facing north.
Examples:
"synonyms: sinister sinistral"
"ant right dexter dextral"
"The left side."
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Left as an adjective (politics):
Pertaining to the political left.
Examples:
"ant right"
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Left as an adverb:
On the left side.
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Left as an adverb:
Towards the left side.
Examples:
"Turn left at the corner."
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Left as a noun:
The left side or direction.
Examples:
"synonyms: 9 o'clock port"
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Left as a noun (politics):
The ensemble of left-wing political parties. Those holding left-wing views as a group.
Examples:
"The political left is holding too much power."
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Left as a noun (boxing):
A punch delivered with the left fist.
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Left as a verb:
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Left as a verb (Ireland, colloquial):
permitted, allowed to proceed.
Examples:
"We were not left go to the beach after school except on a weekend."
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Port as a noun:
A place on the coast at which ships can shelter, or dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.
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Port as a noun:
A town or city containing such a place, a port city.
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Port as a noun (nautical, uncountable):
The left-hand side of a vessel, including aircraft, when one is facing the front. Port does not change based on the orientation of the person aboard the craft.
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Port as an adjective (nautical):
Of or relating to port, the left-hand side of a vessel.
Examples:
"on the port side"
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Port as a verb (nautical, transitive, chiefly, imperative):
To turn or put to the left or larboard side of a ship; said of the helm.
Examples:
"Port your helm!"
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Port as a noun (now, _, Scotland, historical):
An entryway or gate.
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Port as a noun:
An opening or doorway in the side of a ship, especially for boarding or loading; an embrasure through which a cannon may be discharged; a porthole.
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Port as a noun (curling, bowls):
A space between two stones wide enough for a delivered stone or bowl to pass through.
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Port as a noun:
An opening where a connection (such as a pipe) is made.
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Port as a noun (computing):
A logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred.
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Port as a noun (computing):
A female connector of an electronic device, into which a cable's male connector can be inserted.
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Port as a verb:
To carry, bear, or transport. See .
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Port as a verb (military):
To hold or carry (a weapon) with both hands so that it lays diagonally across the front of the body, with the barrel or similar part near the left shoulder and the right hand grasping the small of the stock; or, to throw (the weapon) into this position on command.
Examples:
"'Port arms!"
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Port as a verb (computing, video games):
To adapt, modify, or create a new version of, a program so that it works on a different platform.
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Port as a verb (telephony):
To carry or transfer an existing telephone number from one telephone service provider to another.
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Port as a verb (US, government, and, law):
To transfer a voucher or subsidy from one jurisdiction to another.
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Port as a noun:
Something used to carry a thing, especially a frame for wicks in candle-making.
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Port as a noun (archaic):
The manner in which a person carries himself; bearing; deportment; carriage. See also .
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Port as a noun (military):
The position of a weapon when ported; a rifle position executed by throwing the weapon diagonally across the front of the body, with the right hand grasping the small of the stock and the barrel sloping upward and crossing the point of the left shoulder.
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Port as a noun (computing):
A program that has been adapted, modified, or recoded so that it works on a different platform from the one for which it was created; the act of this adapting.
Examples:
"Gamers can't wait until a port of the title is released on the new system."
"The latest port of the database software is the worst since we made the changeover."
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Port as a noun (computing, BSD):
A set of files used to build and install a binary executable file from the source code of an application.
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Port as a noun:
A type of very sweet fortified wine, mostly dark red, traditionally made in Portugal.
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Port as a noun (Australia, Queensland, northern, _, New South Wales, and, elsewhere, colloquial):
A suitcase, particularly a schoolbag.