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live 1       (lĭv)  Pronunciation Key  v.   lived, liv·ing, lives v.   intr. To be alive; exist. To continue to be alive: lived through a bad accident. To support oneself; subsist: living on rice and fish; lives on a small inheritance. To reside; dwell: lives on a farm. To conduct one's life in a particular manner: lived frugally. To pursue a positive, satisfying existence; enjoy life: those who truly live. To remain in human memory: an event that lives on in our minds. v.   tr. To spend or pass (one's life). To go through; experience: lived a nightmare. To practice in one's life: live one's beliefs. Phrasal Verb(s): live down To overcome or reduce the shame of (a misdeed, for example) over a period of time. live in To reside in the place where one is employed: household servants who live in. live out To live outside one's place of domestic employment: household servants who live out. live with To put up with; resign oneself to: disliked the situation but had to live with it. Idiom(s): live it up Slang To engage in festive pleasures or extravagances. Idiom(s): live up to To live or act in accordance with: lived up to their parents' ideals. To prove equal to: a new technology that did not live up to our expectations. To carry out; fulfill: lived up to her end of the bargain. [Middle English liven, from Old English libban, lifian; see leip- in Indo-European roots.]

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live 2       (līv)  Pronunciation Key  adj.   Having life; alive: live animals. See Synonyms at living. Of, related to, or occurring during the life of one that is living: a live birth; the live weight of an animal before being slaughtered. Of current interest or relevance: a live topic; still a live option. Informal Full of life, excitement, or activity; lively: a live crowd at the parade; a live party. Glowing; burning: live coals. Not yet exploded but capable of being fired: live ammunition. Electricity Carrying an electric current or energized with electricity: live cables lying dangerously on the ground. Not mined or quarried; in the natural state: live ore. Broadcast while actually being performed; not taped, filmed, or recorded: a live television program. Involving performers or spectators who are physically present: live entertainment; a live audience. Of, relating to, or containing living, often modified microorganisms: a live vaccine; live yogurt cultures. Printing Not yet set into type: live copy. Sports In play: a live ball. adv.   At, during, or from the time of actual occurrence or performance: The landing on the moon was telecast live. [Short for alive.] live'ness n.

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live
adjective
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" [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] [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]
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]
11.	capable of erupting; "a live volcano"; "the volcano is very much alive" [syn: alive]
adverb
1.	not recorded; "the opera was broadcast live"
verb
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]
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]
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]
5.	have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war" [syn: be]
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]
7.	pursue a positive and satisfying existence; "You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live"

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In addition to the idioms beginning with live, also see alive (live) and kicking; as I live and breathe; close to home (where one lives); (live from) day to day; fat of the land, live off the; high off the hog, live; in one's pocket (live in each other's pockets); learn to live with; people who live in glass houses.

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live (līv)
adj.

1. Having life; alive.
2. Capable of replicating in a host's cells.
3. Containing living microorganisms or active virus, as a vaccine.

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Main Entry: ¹live
Pronunciation: 'liv
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: lived; liv·ing
1 : to be alive : have the life of an animal or plant
2 : to continue alive <lived for 50 years>
3 : to maintain oneself <lives on avegetarian diet>
4 : to conduct or pass one's life living in the body of a host>

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Main Entry: ²live
Pronunciation: 'lIv
Function: adjective
: having life : LIVING

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/li:v/ adj.,adv. [common] Opposite of `test'. Refers to actual real-world data or a program working with it. For example, the response to "I think the record deleter is finished" might be "Is it live yet?" or "Have you tried it out on live data?" This usage usually carries the connotation that live data is more fragile and must not be corrupted, or bad things will happen. So a more appropriate response might be: "Well, make sure it works perfectly before we throw live data at it." The implication here is that record deletion is something pretty significant, and a haywire record-deleter running amok live would probably cause great harm.

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Live Oak, CA (city, FIPS 41936) Location: 39.27360 N, 121.66129 W
Population (1990): 4320 (1428 housing units)
Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 95953

Live Oak, TX (city, FIPS 43096) Location: 29.55415 N, 98.33983 W
Population (1990): 10023 (3671 housing units)
Area: 12.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 78233

Live Oak, CA (CDP, FIPS 41922) Location: 36.98370 N, 121.97954 W
Population (1990): 15212 (5997 housing units)
Area: 8.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Live Oak, FL (city, FIPS 40875) Location: 30.29435 N, 82.98608 W
Population (1990): 6332 (2639 housing units)
Area: 18.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Live Oak County, TX (county, FIPS 297) Location: 28.35112 N, 98.12662 W
Population (1990): 9556 (5519 housing units)
Area: 2684.3 sq km (land), 110.2 sq km (water)

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A*live"\, a. [OE. on live, AS. on l[=i]fe in life; l[=i]fe being dat. of l[=i]f life. See Life, and cf. Live, a.]

1. Having life, in opposition to dead; living; being in a state in which the organs perform their functions; as, an animal or a plant which is alive.

2. In a state of action; in force or operation; unextinguished; unexpired; existent; as, to keep the fire alive; to keep the affections alive.

3. Exhibiting the activity and motion of many living beings; swarming; thronged.

The Boyne, for a quarter of a mile, was alive with muskets and green boughs. --Macaulay.

4. Sprightly; lively; brisk. --Richardson.

5. Having susceptibility; easily impressed; having lively feelings, as opposed to apathy; sensitive.

Tremblingly alive to nature's laws. --Falconer.

6. Of all living (by way of emphasis).

Northumberland was the proudest man alive. --Clarendon.

Note: Used colloquially as an intensive; as, man alive!

Note: Alive always follows the noun which it qualifies.

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Be*live"\, adv. [Cf. Live, a.] Forthwith; speedily; quickly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

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Leave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Left; p. pr. & vb. n. Leaving.] [OE. leven, AS. l?fan, fr. l[=a]f remnant, heritage; akin to lifian, libban, to live, orig., to remain; cf. bel[=i]fan to remain, G. bleiben, Goth. bileiban. ?. See Live, v.]

1. To withdraw one's self from; to go away from; to depart from; as, to leave the house.

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife. --Gen. ii. 24.

2. To let remain unremoved or undone; to let stay or continue, in distinction from what is removed or changed.

If grape gatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes ? --Jer. xlix. 9.

These ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. --Matt. xxiii. 23.

Besides it leaveth a suspicion, as if more might be said than is expressed. --Bacon.

3. To cease from; to desist from; to abstain from.

Now leave complaining and begin your tea. --Pope.

4. To desert; to abandon; to forsake; hence, to give up; to relinquish.

Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. --Mark x. 28.

The heresies that men do leave. --Shak.

5. To let be or do without interference; as, I left him to his reflections; I leave my hearers to judge.

I will leave you now to your gossiplike humor. --Shak.

6. To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver; to commit; to submit -- with a sense of withdrawing one's self from; as, leave your hat in the hall; we left our cards; to leave the matter to arbitrators.

Leave there thy gift before the altar and go thy way. --Matt. v. 24.

The foot That leaves the print of blood where'er it walks. --Shak.

7. To have remaining at death; hence, to bequeath; as, he left a large estate; he left a good name; he left a legacy to his niece.

To leave alone. (a) To leave in solitude. (b) To desist or refrain from having to do with; as, to leave dangerous chemicals alone.

To leave off. (a) To desist from; to forbear; to stop; as, to leave off work at six o'clock. (b) To cease wearing or using; to omit to put in the usual position; as, to leave off a garment; to leave off the tablecloth. (c) To forsake; as, to leave off a bad habit.

To leave out, to omit; as, to leave out a word or name in writing.

To leave to one's self, to let (one) be alone; to cease caring for (one).

Syn: Syn>- To quit; depart from; forsake; abandon; relinquish; deliver; bequeath; give up; forego; resign; surrender; forbear. See Quit.

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Life\ (l[imac]f), n.; pl. Lives (l[imac]vz). [AS. l[imac]f; akin to D. lijf body, G. leib body, MHG. l[imac]p life, body, OHG. l[imac]b life, Icel. l[imac]f, life, body, Sw. lif, Dan. liv, and E. live, v. [root]119. See Live, and cf. Alive.]

1. The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or germination, and ends with death; also, the time during which this state continues; that state of an animal or plant in which all or any of its organs are capable of performing all or any of their functions; -- used of all animal and vegetable organisms.

2. Of human beings: The union of the soul and body; also, the duration of their union; sometimes, the deathless quality or existence of the soul; as, man is a creature having an immortal life.

She shows a body rather than a life. --Shak.

3. (Philos) The potential principle, or force, by which the organs of animals and plants are started and continued in the performance of their several and co["o]perative functions; the vital force, whether regarded as physical or spiritual.

4. Figuratively: The potential or animating principle, also, the period of duration, of anything that is conceived of as resembling a natural organism in structure or functions; as, the life of a state, a machine, or a book; authority is the life of government.

5. A certain way or manner of living with respect to conditions, circumstances, character, conduct, occupation, etc.; hence, human affairs; also, lives, considered collectively, as a distinct class or type; as, low life; a good or evil life; the life of Indians, or of miners.

That which before us lies in daily life. --Milton.

By experience of life abroad in the world. --Ascham.

Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime. --Longfellow.

'T is from high life high characters are drawn. --Pope

6. Animation; spirit; vivacity; vigor; energy.

No notion of life and fire in fancy and in words. --Felton.

That gives thy gestures grace and life. --Wordsworth.

7. That which imparts or excites spirit or vigor; that upon which enjoyment or success depends; as, he was the life of the company, or of the enterprise.

8. The living or actual form, person, thing, or state; as, a picture or a description from the life.

9. A person; a living being, usually a human being; as, many lives were sacrificed.

10. The system of animal nature; animals in general, or considered collectively.

Full nature swarms with life. --Thomson.

11. An essential constituent of life, esp. the blood.

The words that I speak unto you . . . they are life. --John vi. 63.

The warm life came issuing through the wound. --Pope

12. A history of the acts and events of a life; a biography; as, Johnson wrote the life of Milton.

13. Enjoyment in the right use of the powers; especially, a spiritual existence; happiness in the favor of God; heavenly felicity.

14. Something dear to one as one's existence; a darling; -- used as a term of endearment.

Note: Life forms the first part of many compounds, for the most part of obvious meaning; as, life-giving, life-sustaining, etc.

Life annuity, an annuity payable during one's life.

Life arrow, Life rocket, Life shot, an arrow, rocket, or shot, for carrying an attached line to a vessel in distress in order to save life.

Life assurance. See Life insurance, below.

Life buoy. See Buoy.

Life car, a water-tight boat or box, traveling on a line from a wrecked vessel to the shore. In it persons are hauled through the waves and surf.

Life drop, a drop of vital blood. --Byron.

Life estate (Law), an estate which is held during the term of some certain person's life, but does not pass by inheritance.

Life everlasting (Bot.), a plant with white or yellow persistent scales about the heads of the flowers, as Antennaria, and Gnaphalium; cudweed.

Life of an execution (Law), the period when an execution is in force, or before it expires.

Life guard. (Mil.) See under Guard.

Life insurance, the act or system of insuring against death; a contract by which the insurer undertakes, in consideration of the payment of a premium (usually at stated periods), to pay a stipulated sum in the event of the death of the insured or of a third person in whose life the insured has an interest.

Life interest, an estate or interest which lasts during one's life, or the life of another person, but does not pass by inheritance.

Life land (Law), land held by lease for the term of a life or lives.

Life line. (a) (Naut.) A line along any part of a vessel for the security of sailors. (b) A line attached to a life boat, or to any life saving apparatus, to be grasped by a person in the water.

Life rate, the rate of premium for insuring a life.

Life rent, the rent of a life estate; rent or property to which one is entitled during one's life.

Life school, a school for artists in which they model, paint, or draw from living models.

Life table, a table showing the probability of life at different ages.

To lose one's life, to die.

To seek the life of, to seek to kill.

To the life, so as closely to resemble the living person or the subject; as, the portrait was drawn to the life.

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