An animate thing; something that lives, as opposed to being inanimate or dead.

An exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences. Commonly used after a misfortune to indicate a moral lesson.

plural of live wire

(idiomatic) To have an adventurous or perilous lifestyle; to behave in a manner which creates risks for oneself.

Not engaging in acts of moral depravity, such as drinking, smoking or carousing.

plural of live load

An evergreen species of oak characteristic of the US South, the southern live oak, Quercus virginiana. / Any of several other species of oak with evergreen, usually holly-like, leaves.

To survive a difficult period or event

A boyfriend living together with his partner under the same roof.

plural of live-in boyfriend