live
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: enpr: lĭv
ipa: /lɪv/
rhymes: -ɪv
enpr: līv
ipa: /laɪv/
rhymes: -aɪv
enpr: lĭv
ipa: /lɪv/
rhymes: -ɪv
Forms: form: more live
form: most live
Etymology: An aphetic form of alive.
Senses: examples: text: The post office will not ship live animals.
glosses: Having life; that is alive.
examples: text: He is a live example of the consequences of excessive drinking.
glosses: Being in existence; actual.
examples: text: Because the vaccinia virus is live, it is important to follow care instructions for the vaccination site.
glosses: Having active properties; being energized.
glosses: Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.
examples: text: An object in the heap is live if its address is held in a root, or there is a pointer to it held in another live heap node.
ref: 1996, Richard Jones, Rafael Lins, Garbage Collection, →ISBN, page 4:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
programming
sciences
glosses: Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.
Of an object or value: that may potentially be used in the future execution of a program.
antonyms: dead
examples: text: live feathers
glosses: Taken from a living animal.
examples: text: the live spindle of a lathe
text: a live, or driving, axle
topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Imparting power; having motion.
examples: text: a live ball
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Still in active play.
examples: text: As a beginner, when you are in a hand, you should practice counting your outs, or those live cards left in the deck that can improve your hand.
ref: 2005, Alison M. Pendergast, Play Winning Poker in No Time, page 57:
topics: card-games
games
glosses: Of a card: not yet dealt or played.
examples: text: The station presented a live news program every evening.
text: Are we live?
topics: broadcasting
media
glosses: Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.
examples: text: This nightclub has a live band on weekends.
glosses: In person.
raw_tags: of a performance or speech
examples: text: a live album
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
qualifier: performing
glosses: Recorded from a performance in front of an audience.
examples: text: The air force practices dropping live bombs on the uninhabited island.
glosses: Able to fire or explode (of firearms or explosives).
examples: text: A good experiment is to have a friend stand in a fixed position in a moderately live room and talk in a clear voice.
ref: 2002, John Eargle, Chris Foreman, Audio Engineering for Sound Reinforcement, page 21:
text: It sounds like the instruments were recorded in a fairly live room with reverb added.
ref: 2016, Jason Corey, Audio Production and Critical Listening: Technical Ear Training, page 136:
glosses: Of an environment where sound is recorded: having noticeable reverberation.
examples: text: Use caution when working near live wires.
qualifier: circuitry
glosses: Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
examples: text: Tommy's blind was live, so he was given the option to raise.
topics: card-games
poker
glosses: Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.
topics: broadcasting
film
media
television
glosses: Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
examples: text: a live coal; live embers
text: Call it a dead language if you want to—it looks to me like those Latinites were the live boys when it came to putting a whole lot of meaning into just two or three words.
ref: 1916 March 25, Irvin S. Cobb, “"Unaccustomed as I am—"”, in Saturday Evening Post:
glosses: Being in a state of ignition; burning.
examples: text: the live carnation
ref: a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Spring”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC:
glosses: Vivid; bright.
examples: text: a live man, or orator
text: Now then, Bill, I've recommended to the troop that they take you in, and the fellows have all voted in favor of you. These scouts are a live bunch and they all expect you to make good.
ref: 1915, “In the Scout Cave”, in Boys' Life, volume 5, number 3, page 23:
glosses: Energetic, attentive, active.
examples: text: The party was live, and the music was jammin. All over the beach people in colorful swimsuits were moving to the beat.
ref: 1998, Kimberly S. Phillips, Purpose Lies Within, Messenger Publishing, →ISBN, page 119:
glosses: Outstanding, top-notch, exhilarating.
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
antonyms: dead
glosses: Of a syllable in languages such as Thai and Burmese: resonating, not ending abruptly.
Synonyms: sense: having life
word: living
word: alive
sense: being in existence
word: real
sense: electrically charged
word: hot
sense: in person
word: in person
sense: in person
word: in the flesh
Derived terms: sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: draw live
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: go-live
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live action
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live actor
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live actress
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live album
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: liveamatic
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live ammunition
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live-ball era
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: livebearer
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: livebearing
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live birth
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: livebirth
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: liveblog
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live blog
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: liveblogger
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: liveborn
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live box
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live broadcast
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: livecast
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live CD
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live-chat
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live coding
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live conductor
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live drop
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live feed
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live Internet feed
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live load
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: livelock
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: lively
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: liveness
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live oak
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live one
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live on tape
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live rail
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live recording
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: liverock
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live round
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: livescan
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: LiveScript
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live shot
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: livesome
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live steam
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: livestock
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live streamer
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live stream
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live-stream
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: livestream
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live time
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live-trap
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live tweet
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live-tweet
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: liveware
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live weight
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live wire
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: live-wire
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: livin
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: nonlive
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: real live
sense: Terms derived from the adjective live
word: unlive