of last, to endure, contracted from lasteth.adj. Being after all the others, similarly classed or considered, in time, place, or order of succession; following all the rest; final; hindmost; farthest.adj. Next before the present.adj. Supreme; highest in degree; utmost.adj. Lowest in rank or degree.adj. Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely; having least fitness.ad. At a time or on an occasion which is the latest of all those spoken of or which have occurred; the last time.ad. In conclusion; finally; lastly.ad. At a time next preceding the present time.verb-intransitive. To continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence.verb-intransitive. To endure use, or continue in existence, without impairment or exhaustionn. A wooden block shaped like the human foot, on which boots and shoes are formed.v. To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last.n. A load; a heavy burden; hence, a certain weight or measure, generally estimated at 4,000 lbs., but varying for different articles and in different countries. In England, a last of codfish, white herrings, meal, or ashes, is twelve barrels; a last of corn, ten quarters, or eighty bushels, in some parts of England, twenty-one quarters; of gunpowder, twenty-four barrels, each containing 100 lbs; of red herrings, twenty cades, or 20,000; of hides, twelve dozen; of leather, twenty dickers; of pitch and tar, fourteen barrels; of wool, twelve sacks; of flax or feathers, 1,700 lbs.n. The burden of a ship; a cargo.