31. live electrically connected to a source of potential difference, or electrically charged so as to have a potential different from that of earth: a live wire.
1. (adj)live, unrecorded actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing "a live television program"; "brought to you live from Lincoln Center"; "live entertainment involves performers actually in the physical presence of a live audience"
2. (adj)live exerting force or containing energy "live coals"; "tossed a live cigarette out the window"; "got a shock from a live wire"; "live ore is unmined ore"; "a live bomb"; "a live ball is one in play"
3. (adj)alive(p), live possessing life "the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned alive"; "a live canary"
4. (adj)live(a) highly reverberant "a live concert hall"
5. (adj)live charged with an explosive "live ammunition"; "a live bomb"
7. (adj)live abounding with life and energy "the club members are a really live bunch"
8. (adj)live in current use or ready for use "live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread"
9. (adj)live of currentrelevance "a live issue"; "still a live option"
10. (adj)hot, live charged or energized with electricity "a hot wire"; "a live wire"
11. (verb)alive, live capable of erupting "a live volcano"; "the volcano is very much alive"
12. (verb)populate, dwell, live, inhabit inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods"
13. (verb)live lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style "we had to live frugally after the war"
14. (verb)survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out continue to live through hardship or adversity "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"
15. (verb)exist, survive, live, subsist support oneself "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day"
16. (verb)be, live have life, be alive "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"
17. (verb)know, experience, live have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces"
18. (adverb)live pursue a positive and satisfying existence "You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live"
19. (adverb)live not recorded "the opera was broadcast live"
1. (verb)live to be or stay alive My great-grandfather lived when there were few cars around.; They were not sure if she would live or not.
2. live to have your homesomewhere Where do you live?; We've lived in Germany for three years.; She lives at 32 Laurel Road.; Do you live in a house or an apartment?
3. live to have a particular type of life We live a simple life.; The villagers live in fear of rebel attacks.; to live in comfort/poverty/peace
4. live can live with indicates you can accept sth you do not like very much I can live with the noise, but not the smell.
8. (verb)Live to pass one's time; to passlife or time in a certain manner, as to habits, conduct, or circumstances; as, to live in ease or affluence; to live happily or usefully
9. (verb)Live to make one's abiding place or home; to abide; to dwell; to reside
10. (verb)Live to be or continue in existence; to exist; to remain; to be permanent; to last; -- said of inanimate objects, ideas, etc
11. (verb)Live to enjoy or make the most of life; to be in a state of happiness
12. (verb)Live to feed; to subsist; to be nourished or supported; -- with on; as, horses live on grass and grain