·adj Vivid; bright.
II. Live ·noun Life.
III. Live ·adj Having life; alive; living; not dead.
IV. Live ·adj Imparting power; having motion; as, the live spindle of a lathe.
V. Live ·vi To enjoy or make the most of life; to be in a state of happiness.
VI. Live ·vt To act habitually in conformity with; to Practice.
VII. Live ·adj Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing; as, a live man, or orator.
VIII. Live ·adj Being in a state of ignition; burning; having active properties; as, a live coal; live embers.
IX. Live ·vi To have a spiritual existence; to be quickened, nourished, and actuated by divine influence or faith.
X. Live ·vi To outlast danger; to Float;
— said of a ship, boat, ·etc.; as, no ship could live in such a storm.
XI. Live ·vi To be maintained in life; to acquire a livelihood; to Subsist;
— with on or by; as, to live on spoils.
XII. Live ·vi To make one's abiding place or home; to Abide; to Dwell; to Reside.
XIII. Live ·vi To Feed; to Subsist; to be nourished or supported;
— with on; as, horses live on grass and grain.
XIV. Live ·vi 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.
XV. Live ·vt 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.
XVI. Live ·vi To be or continue in existence; to Exist; to Remain; to be permanent; to Last;
— said of inanimate objects, ideas, ·etc.
XVII. Live ·vi 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.