lasts

1. To perform, carry out.
2. To endure, continue over time.

   Summer seems to last longer each year.

3. To hold out, continue undefeated or entire.

   I don't know how much longer we can last without reinforcements.

noun

A tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes.

1. To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last.

   to last a boot

1. A burden; load; a cargo; freight.
2. A measure of weight or quantity, varying in designation depending on the goods concerned.
3. An old English (and Dutch) measure of the carrying capacity of a ship, equal to two tons.
4. A load of some commodity with reference to its weight and commercial value.