| free | | |
| n. (group) | 1. free, free people | people who are free.; "the home of the free and the brave" |
| ~ people | (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively.; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" |
| v. (social) | 2. free, liberate, loose, release, unloose, unloosen | grant freedom to; free from confinement. |
| ~ unspell | release from a spell. |
| ~ unchain | make free. |
| ~ bail | release after a security has been paid. |
| ~ run | set animals loose to graze. |
| ~ bail out | free on bail. |
| ~ parole | release a criminal from detention and place him on parole.; "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison" |
| v. (possession) | 3. disembarrass, free, rid | relieve from.; "Rid the house of pests" |
| ~ cleanse | purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins.; "Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins" |
| ~ relieve | free from a burden, evil, or distress. |
| ~ smooth out, smooth | free from obstructions.; "smooth the way towards peace negotiations" |
| ~ clear | clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc..; "clear the water before it can be drunk" |
| ~ disinfest | rid of vermin.; "The exterminator disinfests the house" |
| ~ disembody | free from a body or physical form or reality. |
| v. (contact) | 4. dislodge, free | remove or force out from a position.; "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| v. (social) | 5. exempt, free, relieve | grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to.; "She exempted me from the exam" |
| ~ derestrict | make free from restrictions. |
| ~ deregulate | lift the regulations on. |
| ~ dispense | grant a dispensation; grant an exemption.; "I was dispensed from this terrible task" |
| ~ forgive | absolve from payment.; "I forgive you your debt" |
| ~ spare | save or relieve from an experience or action.; "I'll spare you from having to apologize formally" |
| v. (social) | 6. free, release | make (information) available for publication.; "release the list with the names of the prisoners" |
| ~ issue, supply | circulate or distribute or equip with.; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds" |
| ~ declassify | lift the restriction on and make available again.; "reclassify the documents" |
| v. (social) | 7. discharge, free | free from obligations or duties. |
| ~ disinvest, divest | deprive of status or authority.; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights" |
| ~ relieve, take over | free someone temporarily from his or her obligations. |
| ~ cut | discharge from a group.; "The coach cut two players from the team" |
| ~ clear | free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment.; "Clear the ship and let it dock" |
| ~ cashier | discharge with dishonor, as in the army. |
| ~ set free, liberate | grant freedom to.; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university" |
| ~ disembroil, disinvolve, disentangle | free from involvement or entanglement.; "How can I disentangle myself from her personal affairs?" |
| v. (contact) | 8. disengage, free | free or remove obstruction from.; "free a path across the cluttered floor" |
| ~ dig out | dig out from underneath earth or snow. |
| ~ unclog | become or cause to become unobstructed.; "The chemical that we poured down the drain unclogged it" |
| ~ loosen up, unstuff | cause to become unblocked.; "The medicine unstuffed my nose in minutes!" |
| ~ disencumber, disentangle, extricate, untangle | release from entanglement of difficulty.; "I cannot extricate myself from this task" |
| v. (communication) | 9. absolve, free, justify | let off the hook.; "I absolve you from this responsibility" |
| ~ let off, excuse, exempt, relieve | grant exemption or release to.; "Please excuse me from this class" |
| ~ wash one's hands | to absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame.; "I wash my hands of this" |
| ~ forgive | stop blaming or grant forgiveness.; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday" |
| v. (possession) | 10. free, give up, release, relinquish, resign | part with a possession or right.; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" |
| ~ hand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give | place into the hands or custody of.; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" |
| ~ derequisition | release from government control. |
| ~ sacrifice, give | endure the loss of.; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" |
| v. (creation) | 11. free, liberate, release | release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition. |
| ~ chemical science, chemistry | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions. |
| ~ bring forth, generate | bring into existence.; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; "The computer generated this image"; "The earthquake generated a tsunami" |
| v. (change) | 12. free, release, unblock, unfreeze | make (assets) available.; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account" |
| ~ issue, supply | circulate or distribute or equip with.; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds" |
| adj. | 13. free | able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint.; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice" |
| ~ unbound | not restrained or tied down by bonds. |
| ~ unconfined | not confined. |
| ~ independent | free from external control and constraint.; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism" |
| ~ at large, escaped, on the loose, loose | having escaped, especially from confinement.; "a convict still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners"; "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood" |
| ~ autonomous, self-governing, sovereign, independent | (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces.; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state" |
| ~ available, uncommitted | not busy; not otherwise committed.; "he was not available for comment"; "he was available and willing to accompany her" |
| ~ atrip, aweigh | (of an anchor) just clear of the bottom. |
| ~ clear | free from contact or proximity or connection.; "we were clear of the danger"; "the ship was clear of the reef" |
| ~ emancipated, liberated | free from traditional social restraints.; "an emancipated young woman pursuing her career"; "a liberated lifestyle" |
| ~ footloose | free to go or do as one pleases.; "Americans have always been a footloose people always moving on"; "a footloose young man eager to see the big city" |
| ~ out-of-school | not attending school and therefore free to work.; "opportunities for out-of-school youth" |
| ~ unimprisoned, unconfined | free from confinement or physical restraint. |
| ~ unconstrained | free from constraint.; "he was unconstrained by any of the sanctions of polite society"; "the dog was unconstrained"; "idle, unconstrained gossip" |
| ~ unhampered | not held in check or subject to control.; "unhampered dissemination of news"; "this would give black people the opportunity to live unhampered by racism" |
| ~ unrestricted | free of restrictions on conduct.; "I had unrestricted access" |
| ~ free | not held in servitude.; "after the Civil War he was a free man" |
| ~ unrestrained | not subject to restraint.; "unrestrained laughter" |
| ~ unrestricted | not subject to or subjected to restriction. |
| adj. | 14. free | unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion.; "free expansion"; "free oxygen"; "a free electron" |
| ~ chemical science, chemistry | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions. |
| ~ natural philosophy, physics | the science of matter and energy and their interactions.; "his favorite subject was physics" |
| ~ liberated | (of a gas e.g.) released from chemical combination. |
| ~ unbound | not held in chemical or physical combination. |
| adj. | 15. complimentary, costless, free, gratis, gratuitous | costing nothing.; "complimentary tickets"; "free admission" |
| ~ unpaid | not paid.; "unpaid wages"; "an unpaid bill" |
| adj. | 16. free | not occupied or in use.; "a free locker"; "a free lane" |
| ~ unoccupied | not held or filled or in use.; "an unoccupied telephone booth"; "unoccupied hours" |
| adj. | 17. detached, free | not fixed in position.; "the detached shutter fell on him"; "he pulled his arm free and ran" |
| ~ unfixed | not firmly placed or set or fastened. |
| adj. | 18. free | not held in servitude.; "after the Civil War he was a free man" |
| ~ free | able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint.; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice" |
| ~ freeborn | born free of free parents. |
| ~ free-soil, non-slave, slaveless | where slavery was prohibited.; "a free-soil state" |
| adj. | 19. free, spare | not taken up by scheduled activities.; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands" |
| ~ unoccupied | not held or filled or in use.; "an unoccupied telephone booth"; "unoccupied hours" |
| adj. | 20. barren, destitute, devoid, free, innocent | completely wanting or lacking.; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning" |
| ~ nonexistent | not having existence or being or actuality.; "chimeras are nonexistent" |
| adj. | 21. free, liberal, loose | not literal.; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem" |
| ~ inexact | not exact. |
| adv. | 22. free, loose | without restraint.; "cows in India are running loose" |
| release | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. release | merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film).; "a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra" |
| ~ merchandise, product, ware | commodities offered for sale.; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products" |
| n. (act) | 2. freeing, liberation, release | the act of liberating someone or something. |
| ~ accomplishment, achievement | the action of accomplishing something. |
| ~ jail delivery | the use of force to liberate prisoners. |
| ~ deregulating, deregulation | the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations). |
| ~ relief | the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged.; "he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta" |
| ~ disentanglement, extrication, unsnarling, untangling | the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition. |
| ~ emancipation | freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child. |
| ~ clearing | the act of freeing from suspicion. |
| ~ manumission | the formal act of freeing from slavery.; "he believed in the manumission of the slaves" |
| ~ parole | (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with. |
| ~ probation | (law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without imprisonment subject to conditions imposed by the court.; "probation is part of the sentencing process" |
| n. (process) | 3. release | a process that liberates or discharges something.; "there was a sudden release of oxygen"; "the release of iodine from the thyroid gland" |
| ~ emission | the release of electrons from parent atoms. |
| ~ natural action, natural process, action, activity | a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).; "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" |
| n. (communication) | 4. handout, press release, release | an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation. |
| ~ promulgation, announcement | a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen.; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English" |
| n. (act) | 5. discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking | the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart). |
| ~ superannuation | the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension). |
| ~ ending, termination, conclusion | the act of ending something.; "the termination of the agreement" |
| ~ conge, congee | an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal. |
| ~ removal | dismissal from office. |
| ~ deactivation, inactivation | breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges). |
| ~ honorable discharge | a discharge from the armed forces with a commendable record. |
| ~ dishonorable discharge | a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder). |
| ~ section eight | a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable. |
| n. (event) | 6. departure, exit, expiration, going, loss, passing, release | euphemistic expressions for death.; "thousands mourned his passing" |
| ~ euphemism | an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh. |
| ~ death, decease, expiry | the event of dying or departure from life.; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren" |
| n. (communication) | 7. acquittance, release | a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation. |
| ~ legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument | (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| n. (artifact) | 8. button, release | a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism. |
| ~ device | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose.; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |
| n. (act) | 9. outlet, release, vent | activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion.; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| n. (act) | 10. release, spill, spillage | the act of allowing a fluid to escape. |
| ~ flow, stream | the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression. |
| n. (act) | 11. discharge, release, waiver | a formal written statement of relinquishment. |
| ~ relinquishing, relinquishment | the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.. |
| ~ granting immunity, exemption, immunity | an act exempting someone.; "he was granted immunity from prosecution" |
| n. (act) | 12. release, tone ending | (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone. |
| ~ ending, termination, conclusion | the act of ending something.; "the termination of the agreement" |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ plosion, explosion | the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant. |
| v. (contact) | 13. let go, let go of, release, relinquish | release, as from one's grip.; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall" |
| ~ muster out, discharge | release from military service. |
| ~ unclasp | release from a clasp.; "She clasped and unclasped her hands" |
| ~ pop | release suddenly.; "pop the clutch" |
| ~ toggle | release by a toggle switch.; "toggle a bomb from an airplane" |
| ~ unhand | remove the hand from. |
| ~ bring out, let out | bring out of a specific state. |
| ~ unleash | release or vent.; "unleash one's anger" |
| ~ let loose, loose, unleash | turn loose or free from restraint.; "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity" |
| ~ unleash | release from a leash.; "unleash the dogs in the park" |
| ~ disengage, withdraw | release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles.; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears" |
| v. (contact) | 14. release, turn | let (something) fall or spill from a container.; "turn the flour onto a plate" |
| ~ channel, channelise, channelize, transmit, transport, transfer | send from one person or place to another.; "transmit a message" |
| ~ deflate | release contained air or gas from.; "deflate the air mattress" |
| ~ throw | throw (a die) out onto a flat surface.; "Throw a six" |
| v. (communication) | 15. bring out, issue, publish, put out, release | prepare and issue for public distribution or sale.; "publish a magazine or newspaper" |
| ~ publicize, bare, publicise, air | make public.; "She aired her opinions on welfare" |
| ~ edit | supervise the publication of.; "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years" |
| v. (body) | 16. discharge, eject, exhaust, expel, release | eliminate (a substance).; "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas" |
| ~ cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit up, spit out | discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth. |
| ~ blow | free of obstruction by blowing air through.; "blow one's nose" |
| ~ ejaculate | eject semen. |
| ~ abort | terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion. |
| ~ ovulate | produce and discharge eggs.; "women ovulate about once every month" |
| ~ egest, excrete, eliminate, pass | eliminate from the body.; "Pass a kidney stone" |
| ~ bleed, hemorrhage, shed blood | lose blood from one's body. |
| ~ eruct, spew out, spew | eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical.; "the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"; "The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate" |
| ~ fester, suppurate, maturate | ripen and generate pus.; "her wounds are festering" |
| ~ emit, pass off, breathe | expel (gases or odors). |
| v. (body) | 17. release, secrete | generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids.; "secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream" |
| ~ exudate, exude, ooze out, transude, ooze | release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities.; "exude sweat through the pores" |
| ~ water | secrete or form water, as tears or saliva.; "My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner"; "His eyes watered" |
| unleash | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. unleash | release or vent.; "unleash one's anger" |
| ~ let go, let go of, release, relinquish | release, as from one's grip.; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall" |
| ~ uncork | release.; "uncork his anger" |
| v. (contact) | 2. unleash | release from a leash.; "unleash the dogs in the park" |
| ~ let go, let go of, release, relinquish | release, as from one's grip.; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall" |
| v. (contact) | 3. let loose, loose, unleash | turn loose or free from restraint.; "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity" |
| ~ let go, let go of, release, relinquish | release, as from one's grip.; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall" |
| animate | | |
| v. (emotion) | 1. animate, enliven, exalt, inspire, invigorate | heighten or intensify.; "These paintings exalt the imagination" |
| ~ stimulate, shake up, stir, excite, shake | stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of.; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" |
| ~ encourage | inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to. |
| v. (change) | 2. animate, animise, animize | give lifelike qualities to.; "animated cartoons" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (change) | 3. animate, enliven, invigorate, liven, liven up | make lively.; "let's liven up this room a bit" |
| ~ energize, energise, perk up, arouse, brace, stimulate | cause to be alert and energetic.; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" |
| ~ ginger up, jazz up, juice up, pep up | make more interesting or lively.; "juice up a party"; "pep up your paper" |
| ~ inspirit, spirit, spirit up | infuse with spirit.; "The company spirited him up" |
| v. (body) | 4. animate, quicken, reanimate, recreate, renovate, repair, revive, revivify, vivify | give new life or energy to.; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health" |
| ~ energize, energise, perk up, arouse, brace, stimulate | cause to be alert and energetic.; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" |
| ~ resuscitate, come to, revive | return to consciousness.; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection" |
| adj. | 5. animate | belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings.; "the word `dog' is animate" |
| ~ linguistics | the scientific study of language. |
| adj. | 6. animate | endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life.; "we are animate beings" |
| adj. | 7. animate, sentient | endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness.; "the living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's stage" |
| ~ sensate | having physical sensation.; "sensate creatures" |
| live | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. dwell, inhabit, live, populate | inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of.; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods" |
| ~ tenant | occupy as a tenant. |
| ~ neighbor, neighbour | live or be located as a neighbor.; "the neighboring house" |
| ~ lodge in, occupy, reside | live (in a certain place).; "She resides in Princeton"; "he occupies two rooms on the top floor" |
| ~ domicile, domiciliate, reside, shack | make one's home in a particular place or community.; "may parents reside in Florida" |
| ~ people | furnish with people.; "The plains are sparsely populated" |
| ~ overpopulate | cause to have too great a population.; "Some towns in New Jersey are becoming overpopulated" |
| ~ cohabit, live together, shack up | share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple. |
| ~ lodge | be a lodger; stay temporarily.; "Where are you lodging in Paris?" |
| ~ bivouac, camp, camp out, encamp, tent | live in or as if in a tent.; "Can we go camping again this summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The houseguests had to camp in the living room" |
| ~ nest | inhabit a nest, usually after building.; "birds are nesting outside my window every Spring" |
| ~ be | occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere.; "Where is my umbrella?"; "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" |
| ~ room, board | live and take one's meals at or in.; "she rooms in an old boarding house" |
| v. (stative) | 2. live | lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style.; "we had to live frugally after the war" |
| ~ move | live one's life in a specified environment.; "she moves in certain circles only" |
| ~ exist, be | have an existence, be extant.; "Is there a God?" |
| ~ dissipate | live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption. |
| ~ live | pursue a positive and satisfying existence.; "You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live" |
| ~ swing | live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style.; "The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely" |
| ~ live down, unlive | live so as to annul some previous behavior.; "You can never live this down!" |
| ~ wanton | indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life. |
| ~ vegetate | lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind. |
| ~ pig, pig it | live like a pig, in squalor. |
| ~ bushwhack | live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla. |
| ~ buccaneer | live like a buccaneer. |
| ~ bach, bachelor | lead a bachelor's existence. |
| ~ eke out | live from day to day, as with some hardship.; "He eked out his years in great poverty" |
| ~ cash out | choose a simpler life style after questioning personal and career satisfaction goals.; "After 3 decades in politics, she cashed out and moved to Polynesia" |
| v. (stative) | 3. endure, go, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survive | continue to live through hardship or adversity.; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?" |
| ~ live, be | have life, be alive.; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war" |
| ~ live, be | have life, be alive.; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war" |
| ~ subsist, exist, survive, live | support oneself.; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day" |
| ~ hold water, stand up, hold up | resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc..; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water" |
| ~ perennate | survive from season to season, of plants. |
| ~ live out | live out one's life; live to the end. |
| v. (stative) | 4. exist, live, subsist, survive | support oneself.; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day" |
| ~ breathe | be alive.; "Every creature that breathes" |
| ~ freewheel, drift | live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely.; "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school" |
| ~ live on, survive, last, endure, live, hold out, hold up, go | continue to live through hardship or adversity.; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?" |
| v. (stative) | 5. be, live | have life, be alive.; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war" |
| ~ live on, survive, last, endure, live, hold out, hold up, go | continue to live through hardship or adversity.; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?" |
| v. (cognition) | 6. experience, know, live | have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations.; "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces" |
| ~ taste | experience briefly.; "The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died" |
| ~ live over, relive | experience again, often in the imagination.; "He relived the horrors of war" |
| ~ experience, go through, see | go or live through.; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" |
| v. (stative) | 7. live | pursue a positive and satisfying existence.; "You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live" |
| ~ live | lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style.; "we had to live frugally after the war" |
| adj. | 8. live, unrecorded | actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing.; "a live television program"; "brought to you live from Lincoln Center"; "live entertainment involves performers actually in the physical presence of a live audience" |
| ~ unfilmed, untaped | not recorded on film or tape. |
| adj. | 9. live | exerting force or containing energy.; "live coals"; "tossed a live cigarette out the window"; "got a shock from a live wire"; "live ore is unmined ore"; "a live bomb"; "a live ball is one in play" |
| ~ active | (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt.; "active volcanos" |
| ~ in play | of a ball.; "the ball is still in play" |
| ~ living | (used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried.; "carved into the living stone" |
| adj. | 10. alive, live | possessing life.; "the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned alive"; "a live canary" |
| ~ liveborn | (of newborn infant) showing signs of life after birth; not stillborn.; "a liveborn baby" |
| ~ viable | capable of life or normal growth and development.; "viable seeds"; "a viable fetus" |
| ~ vital | manifesting or characteristic of life.; "a vital, living organism"; "vital signs" |
| ~ animate | endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life.; "we are animate beings" |
| adj. | 11. live | highly reverberant.; "a live concert hall" |
| ~ reverberant | having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected.; "a reverberant room"; "the reverberant booms of cannon" |
| adj. | 12. live | charged with an explosive.; "live ammunition"; "a live bomb" |
| ~ loaded | (of weapons) charged with ammunition.; "a loaded gun" |
| adj. | 13. bouncy, live, lively, resilient, springy | elastic; rebounds readily.; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resilient as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf" |
| ~ elastic | capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy.; "an elastic band"; "a youthful and elastic walk" |
| adj. | 14. live | abounding with life and energy.; "the club members are a really live bunch" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ lively | full of life and energy.; "a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party" |
| adj. | 15. live | in current use or ready for use.; "live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread" |
| ~ printing process, printing | reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication. |
| ~ current | occurring in or belonging to the present time.; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position" |
| adj. | 16. live | of current relevance.; "a live issue"; "still a live option" |
| ~ current | occurring in or belonging to the present time.; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position" |
| adj. | 17. hot, live | charged or energized with electricity.; "a hot wire"; "a live wire" |
| ~ electricity | a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons. |
| ~ charged | of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge.; "charged particles"; "a charged battery" |
| adj. | 18. alive, live | capable of erupting.; "a live volcano"; "the volcano is very much alive" |
| ~ active | (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting. |
| adv. | 19. live | not recorded.; "the opera was broadcast live" |
| living | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. life, living | the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities.; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life" |
| ~ experience | the content of direct observation or participation in an event.; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly" |
| n. (group) | 2. living | people who are still living.; "save your pity for the living" |
| ~ people | (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively.; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" |
| n. (state) | 3. aliveness, animation, life, living | the condition of living or the state of being alive.; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes" |
| ~ being, beingness, existence | the state or fact of existing.; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries" |
| ~ eternal life, life eternal | life without beginning or end. |
| ~ skin | a person's skin regarded as their life.; "he tried to save his skin" |
| ~ survival, endurance | a state of surviving; remaining alive. |
| n. (possession) | 4. bread and butter, keep, livelihood, living, support, sustenance | the financial means whereby one lives.; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood" |
| ~ resource | available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed. |
| ~ amenities, comforts, conveniences, creature comforts | things that make you comfortable and at ease.; "all the comforts of home" |
| ~ maintenance | means of maintenance of a family or group. |
| ~ meal ticket | a source of income or livelihood. |
| ~ subsistence | minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting.; "social security provided only a bare subsistence" |
| adj. (pertain) | 5. living | pertaining to living persons.; "within living memory" |
| adj. | 6. living | true to life; lifelike.; "the living image of her mother" |
| ~ realistic | aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are.; "a realistic description"; "a realistic view of the possibilities"; "a realistic appraisal of our chances"; "the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans" |
| adj. | 7. living | (informal) absolute.; "she is a living doll"; "scared the living daylights out of them"; "beat the living hell out of him" |
| ~ intensifier, intensive | a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies.; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier" |
| ~ absolute | perfect or complete or pure.; "absolute loyalty"; "absolute silence"; "absolute truth"; "absolute alcohol" |
| adj. | 8. living, surviving | still in existence.; "the Wollemi pine found in Australia is a surviving specimen of a conifer thought to have been long extinct and therefore known as a living fossil"; "the only surviving frontier blockhouse in Pennsylvania" |
| ~ extant | still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost.; "extant manuscripts"; "specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk" |
| adj. | 9. living | still in active use.; "a living language" |
| ~ extant | still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost.; "extant manuscripts"; "specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk" |
| adj. | 10. living | (used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried.; "carved into the living stone" |
| ~ live | exerting force or containing energy.; "live coals"; "tossed a live cigarette out the window"; "got a shock from a live wire"; "live ore is unmined ore"; "a live bomb"; "a live ball is one in play" |
| survive | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. come through, make it, pull round, pull through, survive | continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.).; "He survived the cancer against all odds" |
| ~ convalesce, recover, recuperate | get over an illness or shock.; "The patient is recuperating" |
| ~ defeat, get the better of, overcome | win a victory over.; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up" |
| v. (stative) | 2. outlast, outlive, survive | live longer than.; "She outlived her husband by many years" |
| ~ live, be | have life, be alive.; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war" |
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