left and right

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adverb

  • On or towards the left and the right; on both sides; in both directions.
  • On or from all sides; in all directions; indiscriminately; prodigiously. Compare "left, right, and centre" right and left .

adjective

  • Characterized by movement to both left and right; characterized by, or involving both the left and the right hands, sides, etc.

noun

  • = left-and-right shot .
  • An attack consisting of a blow delivered with the left hand followed by a blow delivered with the right hand.