Verb

(liv)

(lb) To be alive; to have life.

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(lb) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.

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*:Athelstan Arundel walked home all the way, foaming and raging. No omnibus, cab, or conveyance ever built could contain a young man in such a rage. His mother lived at Pembridge Square, which is four good measured miles from Lincoln's Inn.

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, title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.}}

(lb) To survive; to persevere; to continue.

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To cope.

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(lb) To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.

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*{{quote-news, year=2011, date=December 19, author=Kerry Brown, title= Kim Jong-il obituary, work=The Guardian

, passage=By 1980, South Korea had overtaken its northern neighbour, and was well on its way to being one of the Asian tigers – high-performing economies, with democratic movements ultimately winning power in the 1990s. The withdrawal of most Soviet aid in 1991, with the fall of the Soviet empire, pushed North Korea further down. Kim Il-sung had held a genuine place on North Korean people's affections. His son was regarded as a shadowy playboy, with rumours circulating over the years that he imported Russian and Chinese prostitutes, and lived a life of profligacy and excess.}}

*{{quote-magazine, title= Towards the end of poverty

, date=2013-06-01, volume=407, issue=8838, page=11, magazine=(The Economist) , passage=But poverty’s scourge is fiercest below $1.25 (the average of the 15 poorest countries’ own poverty lines, measured in 2005 dollars and adjusted for differences in purchasing power): people below that level live lives that are poor, nasty, brutish and short.}}

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

*(John Foxe) (1516/7-1587)

*:to live the Gospel

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To outlast danger; to float; said of a ship, boat, etc.

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*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)

*:a strong mast that lived upon the sea

Verb

(lim)

To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime).

To smear with birdlime.

# (rare) To ensnare, catch, entrap.

#* 1599 , (William Shakespeare), (Much Ado About Nothing) ,

URSULA. She's lim'd , I warrant you: we have caught her, madam.

HERO. If it prove so, then loving goes by haps:

Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.

To apply limewash

Verb

(lim)

(West Indies) To hang out/socialize in an informal, relaxed environment, especially with friends, for example at a party or on the beach.