Definitions of live:

• verb:   lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style

  Example: "We had to live frugally after the war"

• verb:   pursue a positive and satisfying existence

  Example: "You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live"

• verb:   have life, be alive

  Example: "My grandfather lived until the end of war"

• verb:   support oneself

  Example: "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"

• verb:   continue to live; endure or last

  Example: "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents"

• verb:   have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations

  Example: "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"

• verb:   make one's home or live in

  Example: "I live in a 200-year old house"

• adjective:   actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing

  Example: "A live television program"

• adjective:   charged with an explosive

  Example: "Live ammunition"

• adjective:   having life

  Example: "A live canary"

• adjective:   showing characteristics of life; exerting force or containing energy

  Example: "Live coals"

• adjective:   of current relevance

  Example: "A live issue"

• adjective:   in current use or ready for use

  Example: "Live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread"

• adjective:   abounding with life and energy

  Example: "The club members are a really live bunch"

• adjective:   charged or energized with electricity

  Example: "A live wire"

• adjective:   rebounds readily

  Example: "A lively tennis ball"

• adverb:   not recorded

  Example: "The opera was broadcast live"