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(adj) alive
capable of erupting
a live volcano; the volcano is very much alive
(adj) alive
possessing life
the happiest person alive; the nerve is alive; doctors are working hard to keep him alive; burned alive; a live canary
(adj) hot
charged or energized with electricity
a hot wire; a live wire
(adj) bouncy, springy, lively, resilient
elastic; rebounds readily
clean bouncy hair; a lively tennis ball; as resilient as seasoned hickory; springy turf
(adj) 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
(verb) know, experience
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
(verb) be
have life, be alive
Our great leader is no more; My grandfather lived until the end of war
(verb) subsist, survive, exist
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
(verb) go, hold out, hold up, live on, last, endure, survive
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?
(verb) dwell, inhabit, populate
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