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Live \Live\ (l[i^]v), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lived} (l[i^]vd); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Living}.] [OE. liven, livien, AS. libban,
lifian; akin to OS. libbian, D. leven, G. leben, OHG.
leb[=e]n, Dan. leve, Sw. lefva, Icel. lifa to live, to be
left, to remain, Goth. liban to live; akin to E. leave to
forsake, and life, Gr. liparei^n to persist, liparo`s oily,
shining, sleek, li`pos fat, lard, Skr. lip to anoint, smear;
-- the first sense prob. was, to cleave to, stick to; hence,
to remain, stay; and hence, to live.]
1. To be alive; to have life; to have, as an animal or a
plant, the capacity of assimilating matter as food, and to
be dependent on such assimilation for a continuance of
existence; as, animals and plants that live to a great age
are long in reaching maturity.
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Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I
will . . . lay sinews upon you, and will bring up
flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put
breath in you, and ye shall live. --Ezek.
xxxvii. 5, 6.
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2. To pass one's time; to pass life or time in a certain
manner, as to habits, conduct, or circumstances; as, to
live in ease or affluence; to live happily or usefully.
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O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a
man that liveth at rest in his possessions!
--Ecclus. xli.
1.
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3. To make one's abiding place or home; to abide; to dwell;
to reside; as, to live in a cottage by the sea.
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Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years.
--Gen. xlvii.
28.
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4. To be or continue in existence; to exist; to remain; to be
permanent; to last; -- said of inanimate objects, ideas,
etc.
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Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water. --Shak.
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5. To enjoy or make the most of life; to be in a state of
happiness; as, people want not just to exist, but to live.
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What greater curse could envious fortune give
Than just to die when I began to live? --Dryden.
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6. To feed; to subsist; to be nourished or supported; -- with
on; as, horses live on grass and grain.
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7. To have a spiritual existence; to be quickened, nourished,
and actuated by divine influence or faith.
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The just shall live by faith. --Gal. iii.
ll.
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8. To be maintained in life; to acquire a livelihood; to
subsist; -- with on or by; as, to live on spoils.
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Those who live by labor. --Sir W.
Temple.
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9. To outlast danger; to float; -- said of a ship, boat,
etc.; as, no ship could live in such a storm.
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A strong mast that lived upon the sea. --Shak.
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{To live out}, to be at service; to live away from home as a
servant. [U. S.]

{To live with}.
(a) To dwell or to be a lodger with.
(b) To cohabit with; to have intercourse with, as male
with female.
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Live \Live\ (l[i^]v), v. t.
1. To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue
in, constantly or habitually; as, to live an idle or a
useful life.
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2. To act habitually in conformity with; to practice.
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To live the Gospel. --Foxe.
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{To live down}, to live so as to subdue or refute; as, to
live down slander.
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Live \Live\ (l[imac]v), n.
Life. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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{On live}, in life; alive. [Obs.] See {Alive}. --Chaucer.
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Live \Live\ (l[imac]v), a. [Abbreviated from alive. See {Alive},
{Life}.]
1. Having life; alive; living; not dead.
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If one man's ox hurt another's, that he die; then
they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of
it. --Ex. xxi. 35.
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2. Being in a state of ignition; burning; having active
properties; as, a live coal; live embers. " The live
ether." --Thomson.
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3. Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing; as, a
live man, or orator.
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4. Vivid; bright. " The live carnation." --Thomson.
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5. (Engin.) Imparting power; having motion; as, the live
spindle of a lathe; live steam.
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6. (Elec.) Connected to a voltage source; as, a live wire.
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7. (Broadcasting) Being transmitted instantaneously, as
events occur, in contrast to {recorded}.
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8. (Sport) Still in active play; -- of a ball being used in a
game; as, a live ball.
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9. Pertaining to an entertainment event which was performed
(and possibly recorded) in front of an audience;
contrasted to performances recorded in a studio without an
audience.
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{Live birth}, the condition of being born in such a state
that acts of life are manifested after the extrusion of
the whole body. --Dunglison.

{Live box}, a cell for holding living objects under
microscopical examination. --P. H. Gosse.

{Live feathers}, feathers which have been plucked from the
living bird, and are therefore stronger and more elastic.


{Live gang}. (Sawing) See under {Gang}.

{Live grass} (Bot.), a grass of the genus {Eragrostis}.

{Live load} (Engin.), a suddenly applied load; a varying
load; a moving load; as a moving train of cars on a
bridge, or wind pressure on a roof.

{Live oak} (Bot.), a species of oak ({Quercus virens}),
growing in the Southern States, of great durability, and
highly esteemed for ship timber. In California the
{Quercus chrysolepis} and some other species are also
called live oaks.

{Live ring} (Engin.), a circular train of rollers upon which
a swing bridge, or turntable, rests, and which travels
around a circular track when the bridge or table turns.

{Live steam}, steam direct from the boiler, used for any
purpose, in distinction from {exhaust steam}.

{Live stock}, horses, cattle, and other domestic animals kept
on a farm. whole body.

{live wire}
(a) (Elec.) a wire connected to a power source, having a
voltage potential; -- used esp. of a power line with a
high potential relative to ground, capable of harming
a person who touches it.
(b) (Fig.) a person who is unusually active, alert, or
aggressive.
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