live
1. live \'liv\ vb [ME liven, fr. OE libban; akin to OHG lebe-n to live, L
ca]elebs unmarried 1: to be alive : have the life of an animal or plant 2:
to continue alive 3: to maintain oneself : SUBSIST 4: to conduct or pass
one's life {lived up to his principles} 5: DWELL, RESIDE 6: to attain
eternal life 7: to remain in human memory or record 8: to have a life
rich in experience 9: COHABIT 1: to pass through or spend the duration of
2: ENACT, PRACTICE 3: to exhibit vigor, gusto, or enthusiasm in
2. live \'li-v\ aj [short for alive] 1: having life : LIVING 2: abounding
with life : VIVID 3: exerting force or containing energy : as 3a: AFIRE,
GLOWING {~ cigar} 3b: connected to electric power 3c: charged with
explosives and containing shot or a bullet {~ amm unition}; also :
UNEXPLODED {~ bomb} 3d: imparting or driven by power 3e: charged with
fissionable material 4: of continuing or current interest : UNCLOSED {~
issue> 5: being in a pure native state 6: of bright vivid color 7: being
in play {a ~ ball} 8a: not yet printed from or plated {~ type} 8b: not
yet typeset {~ copy} 9a: of or involving the actual presence of real
people {~ audience } 9b: broadcast directly at the time of production
instead of from recorded or filmed material {a ~ radio program}