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live

live

45 7.4
Still able to explode or fire
  • adjective
  • /lɪv/
: activo
  • There was a bag of live frogs in the cupboard.
  • live ammunition
  • a live-fire exercise

Chaos, chaos because they've got, they've got live rounds, right?

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Examples

Synonyms

hot
vslive
  • Specialized
109 7.2

Containing dangerous energy such as radiation or electricity

includes a wider range of active dangers such as ammunition or volcanoes

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

Not alive or working, for example a battery with no power

1 2.7

Not active now but likely to start again later

Idioms

39 4.2

To have the life you always wanted after hard work

to live a lie
  • Informal
26 7.2

To hide the truth about yourself by pretending something else is true

19 7.4

Lead a life full of risk and excitement by doing dangerous things

17 4.8

To be very excited about something and always make it a main part of life

To have a happy, full life and treat others well

10 8.4

A couple who live together and have sex without being married, often seen as wrong by some people

6 8.0

Not knowing things most people know

6 7.2

To depend completely on a belief or rule

5 7.5

A shout showing support and wishing the king a long life

3 8.2

Have a very comfortable life with lots of money

To be less known or important because someone else is more famous

People who use violence are likely to die violently

To live very simply and avoid extra comforts

To stay constantly in someone's thoughts and annoy them

the live one
  • Informal
8.6

A person who makes others laugh and enjoy themselves

Compounds

real live
  • Informal
56 3.9

Present in person and not imaginary

31 1.6

Music played in front of people, not from a recording

live birth
  • Specialized
11 3.5

A baby born showing any sign of life

7 3.4

A person or animal that is not dead

6 6.0

A large tree with green leaves all year that grows in the southern United States

live wire
  • Specialized
6 4.1

A wire that is carrying electric current and is dangerous to touch

live wire
  • Informal
3 4.6

A person who is very lively and full of energy

2 2.3

Musicians play jazz music for people at a place not from a recording

California live oak
  • Specialized
1 8.2

An evergreen oak tree with small, thick, spiny dark green leaves that grows on the coast of California

live steam
  • Specialized
1 7.9

Steam at full pressure from a boiler used to run engines or machines

An evergreen tree from the southern United States with wide, spreading branches and very hard wood

coast live oak
  • Specialized
1 8.3

A short bushy evergreen tree that grows along the west coast of North America with small thick spiny leaves

1 7.8

A small brightly colored fish that gives birth to young that can swim when born

live axle
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A bar under a vehicle that sends engine power to the wheels

1 8.3

A medium-sized evergreen oak tree with leathery spiny-edged leaves that grows in dry canyons in southwestern US and northwestern Mexico

1 9.6

A small hardy plant with thick leaves that forms low clusters and small purple and white flowers

live load
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A weight on a structure that changes, like people or vehicles

live-and-die
  • Australian
9.9

A small bush from the tropics whose leaves fold when touched and that has sharp thorns

interior live oak
  • Specialized
9.3

An evergreen tree with thick leaves that grows in dry hills of western North America

A music show you go to in person

A medicine taken by mouth that contains three weakened live polio viruses to protect against polio

How Dangerous

dangerous
∞ 1.5
live
45 7.4
unstable
128 4.4
inert
13 5.5

Surface Forms

live positive

Etymology

Live comes from an old English word life meaning 'life'. When we call a shell, wire, or device live, we mean it is 'alive' with power and can act or be dangerous, which is why the word warns us to be careful.