live
adj 1: actually being performed (or--for the audience--present) at
the time of 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: {unrecorded}]
[ant: {recorded}]
2: showing characteristics of life; exerting force or
containing energy; "live coals"; "tossd 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: highly reverberant; "a live concert hall" [syn: {live(a)}]
4: charged with an explosive; "live ammunition"; "a live bomb"
5: rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis
ball"; "as resiliant as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf"
[syn: {bouncy}, {lively}, {resilient}, {springy}, {whippy}]
6: (informal) abounding with life and energy; "the club members
are a really live bunch"
7: (printing) in current use or ready for use; "live copy is
ready to be set in type or already set but not yet
proofread"
8: of current relevance; "a live issue"; "still a live option"
9: (electricity) charged or energized with electricity; "a hot
wire"; "a live wire" [syn: {hot}]
10: having life; "a live canary"; "hit a live nerve"; "famous
living painters"; "living tissue"; "living plants and
animals" [syn: {living}]
11: capable of erupting; "a live volcano"; "the volcano is very
much alive" [syn: {alive(p)}, {live(a)}]
adv : not recorded; "the opera was broadcast live"
v 1: make one's home or live in; "There are only 250,000 people
in Island" [syn: {dwell}, {shack}, {reside}, {inhabit},
{people}, {populate}]
2: lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
3: continue to live, endure or last; "We went without water and
food for 3 days"; "The legend of Elvis lives on"; "These
superstitions survive in the backwaters of America" [syn:
{survive}, {last}, {live on}, {go}, {endure}, {hold up}, {hold
out}]
4: stay alive; survive; "he could barely exist on such a low
wage" [syn: {exist}, {survive}, {subsist}]
5: have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more" [syn: {be}]
6: have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or
sensations; "I know the feeling!" "have you ever known
hunger?" [syn: {know}, {experience}]