Live - Definition

adv 1: not recorded; "the opera was broadcast live"
adj 1: 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" [syn: live, unrecorded] [ant: recorded]
2: 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" [ant: dead]
3: possessing life; "the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is
alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned
alive"; "a live canary" [syn: alive(p), live] [ant:
dead]
4: highly reverberant; "a live concert hall"
5: charged with an explosive; "live ammunition"; "a live bomb"
6: elastic; rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively
tennis ball"; "as resilient as seasoned hickory"; "springy
turf" [syn: bouncy, live, lively, resilient,
springy]
7: abounding with life and energy; "the club members are a
really live bunch"
8: in current use or ready for use; "live copy is ready to be
set in type or already set but not yet proofread"
9: of current relevance; "a live issue"; "still a live option"
10: charged or energized with electricity; "a hot wire"; "a live
wire" [syn: hot, live]
11: capable of erupting; "a live volcano"; "the volcano is very
much alive" [syn: alive, live]
v 1: 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" [syn: populate, dwell, live, inhabit]
2: lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had
to live frugally after the war"
3: 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?" [syn: survive,
last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold
out]
4: 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" [syn:
exist, survive, live, subsist]
5: have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My
grandfather lived until the end of war" [syn: be, live]
6: 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" [syn: know, experience,
live]
7: pursue a positive and satisfying existence; "You must accept
yourself and others if you really want to live"