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live-out

  [liv-out]
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–adjective
residing away from the place of one's employment: a live-out cook.
Origin:
1965–70; by analogy with live-in

live

1  [liv] verb, lived  [livd] , liv⋅ing.
–verb (used without object)
1. to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
2. to continue to have life; remain alive: to live to a ripe old age.
3. to continue in existence, operation, memory, etc.; last: a book that lives in my memory.
4. to maintain or support one's existence; provide for oneself: to live on one's income.
5. to feed or subsist (usually fol. by on or upon): to live on rice and bananas.
6. to dwell or reside (usually fol. by in, at, etc.): to live in a cottage.
7. to pass life in a specified manner: They lived happily ever after.
8. to direct or regulate one's life: to live by the golden rule.
9. to experience or enjoy life to the full: At 40 she was just beginning to live.
10. to cohabit (usually fol. by with).
11. to escape destruction or remain afloat, as a ship or aircraft.
–verb (used with object)
12. to pass (life): to live a life of ease.
13. to practice, represent, or exhibit in one's life: to live one's philosophy.
—Verb phrases
14. live down, to live so as to allow (a mistake, disgrace, etc.) to be forgotten or forgiven: She'll never live that crucial moment of failure down.
15. live in or out, to reside at or away from the place of one's employment, esp. as a domestic servant: Their butler lives in, but the maids live out.
16. live up to, to live in accordance with (expectations or an ideal or standard); measure up to: He never lived up to his father's vision of him.
—Idioms
17. live high off or on the hog. hog (def. 16).
18. live it up, Informal. to live in an extravagant or wild manner; pursue pleasure: He started living it up after he got out of the army.
19. live well, to live comfortably: They're not wealthy but they live well.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME liven, OE lifian, libban; c. D leven, G leben, ON lifa, Goth liban
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live 1   (lĭv)   
v.   lived, liv·ing, lives

v.   intr.

  1. To be alive; exist.

  2. To continue to be alive: lived through a bad accident.

  3. To support oneself; subsist: living on rice and fish; lives on a small inheritance.

  4. To reside; dwell: lives on a farm.

  5. To conduct one's life in a particular manner: lived frugally.

  6. To pursue a positive, satisfying existence; enjoy life: those who truly live.

  7. To remain in human memory: an event that lives on in our minds.

v.   tr.

  1. To spend or pass (one's life).

  2. To go through; experience: lived a nightmare.

  3. To practice in one's life: live one's beliefs.

Phrasal Verb(s):
live downTo overcome or reduce the shame of (a misdeed, for example) over a period of time.
live inTo reside in the place where one is employed: household servants who live in.
live outTo live outside one's place of domestic employment: household servants who live out.
live withTo 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

  1. To live or act in accordance with: lived up to their parents' ideals.

  2. To prove equal to: a new technology that did not live up to our expectations.

  3. 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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
live

  1. mod.
    cool; great. : Everything's live! No problem!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

live  (adj.)
1542, "having life," later (1611) "burning, glowing," aphetic of alive (q.v.). Sense of "containing unspent energy or power" (live ammunition, etc.) is from 1799; live wire is attested from 1890; fig. sense of "active person" is from 1903. Meaning "in-person (performance)" is first attested 1934. Livestock is attested from 1523 (see stock (n.2)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2live
Pronunciation: 'lIv
Function: adjective
: having life : LIVING
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

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.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Idioms & Phrases

live out

  1. Complete or survive the end of a period of time, as in Grandpa wants to live out his days in a warmer climate. [First half of 1500s]

  2. Reside away from one's place of employment, as in She's a fine housekeeper, but insists on living out. This expression is used primarily for domestic help. [Mid-1800s] Also see live in, def. 1.

  3. live out of. Lead a lifestyle characterized by a particular item. This phrase appears in such idioms as live out of a suitcase, meaning "to travel so much that one has no time to unpack one's belongings," or , meaning "to eat only canned food for lack of other foods or time to prepare them." For example, Traveling for months on end, he got very tired of living out of a suitcase, or We had neither gas nor electricity for a week and had to live out of cans.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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