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

[ Syn: unrecorded ]

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'

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 ]

not recorded; the opera was broadcast live'

charged or energized with electricity; a hot wire; a live wire

[ Syn: hot ]

capable of erupting; a live volcano; the volcano is very much alive

[ Syn: alive ]

highly reverberant; a live concert hall'

charged with an explosive; live ammunition; a live bomb'

elastic; rebounds readily; clean bouncy hair; a lively tennis ball; as resilient as seasoned hickory; springy turf

[ Syn: bouncy , lively , resilient , springy ]

abounding with life and energy; the club members are a really live bunch'

in current use or ready for use; live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread'

of current relevance; a live issue; still a live option'

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 , dwell , inhabit ]

lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; we had to live frugally after the war'

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 , last , live on , go , endure , hold up , hold out ]

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 , survive , subsist ]

have life, be alive; Our great leader is no more; My grandfather lived until the end of war

[ Syn: be ]

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 , experience ]

pursue a positive and satisfying existence; You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live'