adj vivid; bright.
2. live ·noun life.
3. live ·adj having life; alive; living; not dead.
4. live ·adj imparting power; having motion; as, the live spindle of a lathe.
5. live ·vi to enjoy or make the most of life; to be in a state of happiness.
6. live ·vt to act habitually in conformity with; to practice.
7. live ·adj full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing; as, a live man, or orator.
8. live ·adj being in a state of ignition; burning; having active properties; as, a live coal; live embers.
9. live ·vi to have a spiritual existence; to be quickened, nourished, and actuated by divine influence or faith.
10. live ·vi to outlast danger; to float;
said of a ship, boat, ·etc.; as, no ship could live in such a storm.
11. live ·vi to be maintained in life; to acquire a livelihood; to subsist;
with on or by; as, to live on spoils.
12. live ·vi to make one's abiding place or home; to abide; to dwell; to reside.
13. live ·vi to feed; to subsist; to be nourished or supported;
with on; as, horses live on grass and grain.
14. 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.
15. 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.