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Definitions of live
  1. adjective
    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"
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  2. verb
    have life, be alive
    "My grandfather lived until the end of war"

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  3. adjective
    capable of erupting
    "a live volcano" "the volcano is very much alive"

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  4. adjective
    possessing life
    "the happiest person alive" "the nerve is alive" "doctors are working hard to keep him alive" "burned alive" "a live canary"

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  5. adjective
    elastic; rebounds readily
    "a lively tennis ball"
  6. verb
    be an inhabitant of or reside in
    "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"

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  7. verb
    support oneself
    "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"

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  8. verb
    continue to live and avoid dying
    "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents" "One crash victim died, the other lived"
  9. adjective
    charged or energized with electricity
    "a live wire"

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  10. verb
    have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
    "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"

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  11. adjective
    abounding with life and energy
    "the club members are a really live bunch"

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  12. adjective
    charged with an explosive
    "live ammunition" "a live bomb"

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  13. adjective
    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"

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  14. adjective
    highly reverberant
    "a live concert hall"

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  15. adjective
    in current use or ready for use
    "live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread"

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  16. verb
    lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
    "we had to live frugally after the war"
  17. adjective
    of current relevance
    "a live issue" "still a live option"

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  18. verb
    pursue a positive and satisfying existence
    "You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live"
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