live ring

Live \Live\ (l[imac]v), a. [Abbreviated from alive. See {Alive},
   {Life}.]
   1. Having life; alive; living; not dead.
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            If one man's ox hurt another's, that he die; then
            they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of
            it.                                   --Ex. xxi. 35.
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   2. Being in a state of ignition; burning; having active
      properties; as, a live coal; live embers. " The live
      ether." --Thomson.
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   3. Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing; as, a
      live man, or orator.
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   4. Vivid; bright. " The live carnation." --Thomson.
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   5. (Engin.) Imparting power; having motion; as, the live
      spindle of a lathe; live steam.
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   6. (Elec.) Connected to a voltage source; as, a live wire.
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   7. (Broadcasting) Being transmitted instantaneously, as
      events occur, in contrast to {recorded}.
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   8. (Sport) Still in active play; -- of a ball being used in a
      game; as, a live ball.
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   9. Pertaining to an entertainment event which was performed
      (and possibly recorded) in front of an audience;
      contrasted to performances recorded in a studio without an
      audience.
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   {Live birth}, the condition of being born in such a state
      that acts of life are manifested after the extrusion of
      the whole body. --Dunglison.

   {Live box}, a cell for holding living objects under
      microscopical examination. --P. H. Gosse.

   {Live feathers}, feathers which have been plucked from the
      living bird, and are therefore stronger and more elastic.
      

   {Live gang}. (Sawing) See under {Gang}.

   {Live grass} (Bot.), a grass of the genus {Eragrostis}.

   {Live load} (Engin.), a suddenly applied load; a varying
      load; a moving load; as a moving train of cars on a
      bridge, or wind pressure on a roof.

   {Live oak} (Bot.), a species of oak ({Quercus virens}),
      growing in the Southern States, of great durability, and
      highly esteemed for ship timber. In California the
      {Quercus chrysolepis} and some other species are also
      called live oaks.

   {Live ring} (Engin.), a circular train of rollers upon which
      a swing bridge, or turntable, rests, and which travels
      around a circular track when the bridge or table turns.

   {Live steam}, steam direct from the boiler, used for any
      purpose, in distinction from {exhaust steam}.

   {Live stock}, horses, cattle, and other domestic animals kept
      on a farm. whole body.

   {live wire}
      (a) (Elec.) a wire connected to a power source, having a
          voltage potential; -- used esp. of a power line with a
          high potential relative to ground, capable of harming
          a person who touches it.
      (b) (Fig.) a person who is unusually active, alert, or
          aggressive.
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