(US, politics) Two members of Congress who would have otherwise cast opposing votes, but who form an agreement whereby one announces the couple is a live pair and registers his or her own vote as present rather than for or against. Although not recognized or recorded in vote tallies, the effect is to allow the other member to be absent without affecting the outcome of the vote.

(computing) A storage medium, often a compact disc, that contains a complete operating system that can be booted off the medium without having to install it.

plural of live CD

(chiefly Britain) To live and sleep outdoors or in a rough or makeshift shelter, not having a proper home or abode.

plural of live stream

To survive a difficult period or event

plural of live album

(music) An album consisting of tracks recorded live during one or more concerts.

Filmed video, as opposed to video produced by animation or by computer graphics; often used attributively.

(idiomatic, transitive) To depend on financially. / (idiomatic, transitive) To survive by consuming only a certain thing or things.