live
- adjective
- /lɪv/
- 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?
- Chaos, chaos because they've got, they've got live rounds, right?
- And it's where you do live fire, but you also do work up training.
Examples
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There's live ordnance, now get out!
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You should stay away from live exposed metal at all costs.
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These soldiers carry live ammunition!
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Who knew it was a live grenade?
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But you were under specific instructions to retrieve a live sample of the virus.
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Attention, commencing live fire test.
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Unfortunately, you will be riding on a cargo of live poultry.
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Fishing operations may be disrupted if live seals are brought aboard in the net.
Academic text (1994) -
Some 20,000 tons of live reef food fish were imported into Hong Kong in 1997.
Academic text (1998) -
You should stay away from live wires to avoid electric shock.
Synonyms
Containing dangerous energy such as radiation or electricity
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Lead a life full of risk and excitement by doing dangerous things
- Informal
To be very excited about something and always make it a main part of life
- NSFW
A couple who live together and have sex without being married, often seen as wrong by some people
To stay constantly in someone's thoughts and annoy them
Compounds
A medium-sized evergreen oak tree with leathery spiny-edged leaves that grows in dry canyons in southwestern US and northwestern Mexico
- Specialized
An evergreen oak tree with small, thick, spiny dark green leaves that grows on the coast of California
- Specialized
A short bushy evergreen tree that grows along the west coast of North America with small thick spiny leaves
- Australian
A small bush from the tropics whose leaves fold when touched and that has sharp thorns
A small hardy plant with thick leaves that forms low clusters and small purple and white flowers
- Specialized
An evergreen tree with thick leaves that grows in dry hills of western North America
- Specialized
A medicine taken by mouth that contains three weakened live polio viruses to protect against polio
An evergreen tree from the southern United States with wide, spreading branches and very hard wood
How Dangerous
Surface Forms
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.