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lasts

/lasts/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To perform, carry out.
  2. To endure, continue over time.
  3. To hold out, continue undefeated or entire.
  4. A tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes.
  5. To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last.
  6. A burden; load; a cargo; freight.
  7. A measure of weight or quantity, varying in designation depending on the goods concerned.
  8. An old English (and Dutch) measure of the carrying capacity of a ship, equal to two tons.
  9. A load of some commodity with reference to its weight and commercial value.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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