live

• (r) not recorded
  • the opera was broadcast live
• (a) 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
  unrecorded,
• (a) 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
• (a) possessing life
  • the happiest person alive
  • the nerve is alive
  • doctors are working hard to keep him alive
  • burned alive
  • a live canary
  alive,
• (s) highly reverberant
  • a live concert hall
• (s) charged with an explosive
  • live ammunition
  • a live bomb
• (s) elastic; rebounds readily
  • clean bouncy hair
  • a lively tennis ball
  • as resilient as seasoned hickory
  • springy turf
  bouncy, springy, resilient, lively,
• (s) abounding with life and energy
  • the club members are a really live bunch
• (s) in current use or ready for use
  • live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread
• (s) of current relevance
  • a live issue
  • still a live option
• (s) charged or energized with electricity
  • a hot wire
  • a live wire
  hot,
• (s) capable of erupting
  • a live volcano
  • the volcano is very much alive
  alive,

Verbs

• (v) 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
  inhabit, populate, dwell,
• (v) lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
  • we had to live frugally after the war
• (v) 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?
  live on, survive, last, endure, hold out, hold up, go,
• (v) 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
  subsist, exist, survive,
• (v) have life, be alive
  • Our great leader is no more
  • My grandfather lived until the end of war
  be,
• (v) 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
  experience, know,
• (v) pursue a positive and satisfying existence
  • You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live

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