A Quick and Simple Dictionary

live

1. Verb.  (intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
2. Verb.  (intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere.
3. Verb.  (intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.
4. Verb.  (intransitive, hyperbole) To cope.
5. Verb.  (transitive) To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
6. Verb.  (transitive) To act habitually in conformity with; to practice.
7. Adjective.  (context, only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.
8. Adjective.  Being in existence; actual.
9. Adjective.  Having active properties; being energized.
10. Adjective.  Operational; being in actual use rather than in testing.
11. Adjective.  (broadcasting) Seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens.
12. Adjective.  Of a performance or speech, in person.
13. Adjective.  Of a recorded performance, made in front of an audience, or not having been edited after recording.
14. Adjective.  Of firearms or explosives, capable of causing harm.
15. Adjective.  (context, circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
16. Adjective.  (poker) Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.
17. Adjective.  Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
18. Adverb.  Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.
19. Adverb.  Of making a performance or speech, in person.