[las-ting, lah-sting] 
| 1. | continuing or enduring a long time; permanent; durable: a lasting friendship. |
| 2. | a strong, durable, closely woven fabric for shoe uppers, coverings on buttons, etc. |
| 3. | Archaic. the quality of surviving or continuing and maintaining strength, effectiveness, etc. |
[last, lahst] | 1. | to go on or continue in time: The festival lasted three weeks. |
| 2. | to continue unexpended or unexhausted; be enough: We'll enjoy ourselves while our money lasts. |
| 3. | to continue in force, vigor, effectiveness, etc.: to last for the whole course. |
| 4. | to continue or remain in usable condition for a reasonable period of time: They were handsome shoes but they didn't last. |
| 5. | to continue to survive for the duration of (often fol. by out): They lasted the war in Switzerland. |
[last, lahst] | 1. | a wooden or metal form in the shape of the human foot on which boots or shoes are shaped or repaired. |
| 2. | the shape or form of a shoe. |
| 3. | to shape on or fit to a last. |
| 4. | stick to one's last, to keep to that work, field, etc., in which one is competent or skilled. |
| last 2 (lāst) v. last·ed, last·ing, lasts v. intr.
[Middle English lasten, from Old English lǣstan; see leis-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
| last 3 (lāst) n. A block or form shaped like a human foot and used in making or repairing shoes. tr.v. last·ed, last·ing, lasts To mold or shape on a last. [Middle English leste, laste, from Old English lǣste, from lǣst, lāst, sole of the foot; see leis-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
| last·ing (lās'tĭng) adj. Continuing or remaining for a long time; enduring: a lasting peace. n. A sturdy twilled fabric. last'ing·ly adv., last'ing·ness n. |