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(1):

(v. i.) To be maintained in life; to acquire a livelihood; to subsist; - with on or by; as, to live on spoils.

(2):

(a.) Being in a state of ignition; burning; having active properties; as, a live coal; live embers.

(3):

(v. i.) To make one's abiding place or home; to abide; to dwell; to reside.

(4):

(v. i.) To outlast danger; to float; - said of a ship, boat, etc.; as, no ship could live in such a storm.

(5):

(a.) Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing; as, a live man, or orator.

(6):

(v. i.) To enjoy or make the most of life; to be in a state of happiness.

(7):

(v. i.) To pass one's time; to pass life or time in a certain manner, as to habits, conduct, or circumstances; as, to live in ease or affluence; to live happily or usefully.

(8):

(v. t.) To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually; as, to live an idle or a useful life.

(9):

(v. t.) To act habitually in conformity with; to practice.

(10):

(v. i.) To be or continue in existence; to exist; to remain; to be permanent; to last; - said of inanimate objects, ideas, etc.

(11):

(v. i.) To be alive; to have life; to have, as an animal or a plant, the capacity of assimilating matter as food, and to be dependent on such assimilation for a continuance of existence; as, animals and plants that live to a great age are long in reaching maturity.

(12):

(v. i.) To feed; to subsist; to be nourished or supported; - with on; as, horses live on grass and grain.

(13):

(a.) Having life; alive; living; not dead.

(14):

(v. i.) To have a spiritual existence; to be quickened, nourished, and actuated by divine influence or faith.

(15):

(a.) Vivid; bright.

(16):

(a.) Imparting power; having motion; as, the live spindle of a lathe.

(17):

(n.) Life.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Live'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/live.html. 1828.
 
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