The difference between Dead and Live

When used as nouns, dead means time when coldness, darkness, or stillness is most intense, whereas live means life .

When used as adverbs, dead means exactly, whereas live means of an event, as it happens.

When used as verbs, dead means to prevent by disabling, whereas live means to be alive.

When used as adjectives, dead means no longer living, whereas live means having life.

check bellow for the other definitions of Dead and Live

  1. Dead as an adjective (not comparable):

    No longer living.

    Examples:

    "All of my grandparents are dead."

  2. Dead as an adjective (hyperbole):

    Figuratively, not alive; lacking life.

  3. Dead as an adjective (of another person):

    So hated that they are absolutely ignored.

    Examples:

    "He is dead to me."

  4. Dead as an adjective:

    Doomed; marked for death (literally or as a hyperbole).

    Examples:

    "You come back here this instant! Oh, when I get my hands on you, you're dead, mister!"

  5. Dead as an adjective:

    Without emotion.

    Examples:

    "She stood with dead face and limp arms, unresponsive to my plea."

  6. Dead as an adjective:

    Stationary; static.

    Examples:

    "the dead load on the floor"

    "a dead lift"

  7. Dead as an adjective:

    Without interest to one of the senses; dull; flat.

    Examples:

    "'dead air"

    "a dead glass of soda."

  8. Dead as an adjective:

    Unproductive.

    Examples:

    "'dead time"

    "'dead fields"

  9. Dead as an adjective (not comparable, of a machine, device, or electrical circuit):

    Completely inactive; currently without power; without a signal.

    Examples:

    "OK, the circuit's dead. Go ahead and cut the wire."

    "Now that the motor's dead you can reach in and extract the spark plugs."

  10. Dead as an adjective (of a battery):

    Unable to emit power, being discharged (flat) or faulty.

  11. Dead as an adjective (not comparable):

    Broken or inoperable.

    Examples:

    "That monitor is dead; don’t bother hooking it up."

  12. Dead as an adjective (not comparable):

    No longer used or required.

    Examples:

    "There are several dead laws still on the books regulating where horses may be hitched."

    "Is this beer glass dead?"

  13. Dead as an adjective (engineering):

    Not imparting motion or power by design.

    Examples:

    "the dead spindle of a lathe"

    "A [[dead axle]], also called a lazy axle, is not part of the drivetrain, but is instead free-rotating."

  14. Dead as an adjective (not comparable, sports):

    Not in play.

    Examples:

    "Once the ball crosses the foul line, it's dead."

  15. Dead as an adjective (not comparable, golf, of a golf ball):

    Lying so near the hole that the player is certain to hole it in the next stroke.

  16. Dead as an adjective (not comparable, baseball, slang, 1800s):

    Tagged out.

  17. Dead as an adjective (not comparable):

    Full and complete.

    Examples:

    "'dead stop"

    "'dead sleep"

    "'dead giveaway"

    "'dead silence"

  18. Dead as an adjective (not comparable):

    Exact.

    Examples:

    "'dead center"

    "'dead aim"

    "a dead eye"

    "a dead level"

  19. Dead as an adjective:

    Experiencing pins and needles (paresthesia).

    Examples:

    "After sitting on my hands for a while, my arms became dead."

  20. Dead as an adjective:

    Constructed so as not to transmit sound; soundless.

    Examples:

    "a dead floor"

  21. Dead as an adjective (obsolete):

    Bringing death; deadly.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  22. Dead as an adjective (legal):

    Cut off from the rights of a citizen; deprived of the power of enjoying the rights of property.

    Examples:

    "A person who is banished or who becomes a monk is civilly dead."

  1. Dead as an adverb (degree, informal, colloquial):

    Exactly.

    Examples:

    "dead right''; ''dead level''; ''dead flat''; ''dead straight''; ''dead left"

    "He hit the target dead in the centre."

  2. Dead as an adverb (degree, informal, colloquial):

    Very, absolutely, extremely.

    Examples:

    "dead wrong''; ''dead set''; ''dead serious''; ''dead drunk''; ''dead broke''; ''dead earnest''; ''dead certain''; ''dead slow''; ''dead sure''; ''dead simple''; ''dead honest''; ''dead accurate''; ''dead easy''; ''dead scared''; ''dead solid''; ''dead black''; ''dead white''; ''dead empty"

  3. Dead as an adverb:

    Suddenly and completely.

    Examples:

    "He stopped dead."

  4. Dead as an adverb (informal):

    As if dead.

    Examples:

    "dead tired''; ''dead quiet''; ''dead asleep''; ''dead pale''; ''dead cold''; ''dead still"

  1. Dead as a noun (uncountable, singulare tantum, often with "the"):

    Time when coldness, darkness, or stillness is most intense.

    Examples:

    "The dead of night.'' ''The dead of winter."

  2. Dead as a noun (plural, with "the", a demonstrative, or a possessive):

    Those who have died.

    Examples:

    "Have respect for the dead."

    "The villagers are mourning their dead."

    "The dead are always with us, in our hearts."

  1. Dead as a verb (transitive):

    To prevent by disabling; stop.

  2. Dead as a verb (transitive):

    To make dead; to deaden; to deprive of life, force, or vigour.

  3. Dead as a verb (UK, transitive, slang):

    To kill.

  1. Live as a verb (intransitive):

    To be alive; to have life.

    Examples:

    "He's not expected to live for more than a few months."

  2. Live as a verb (intransitive):

    To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.

    Examples:

    "I live at 2a Acacia Avenue.  He lives in LA, but he's staying here over the summer."

  3. Live as a verb (intransitive):

    To survive; to persevere; to continue.

    Examples:

    "Her memory lives in that song."

  4. Live as a verb (intransitive, hyperbole):

    To cope.

    Examples:

    "You'll just have to live with it!  I can't live in a world without you."

  5. Live as a verb (intransitive):

    To pass life in a specified manner.

    Examples:

    "It is difficult to live in poverty.   And they lived happily ever after."

  6. Live as a verb (transitive):

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

    Examples:

    "To live an idle or a useful life."

  7. Live as a verb (transitive):

    To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.

  8. Live as a verb (intransitive):

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

    Examples:

    "No ship could live in such a storm."

  9. Live as a verb (intransitive, followed by "[[on]]" or "[[upon]]"):

    To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.

    Examples:

    "It is hard to live on the minimum wage.   They lived on stale bread."

  10. Live as a verb (intransitive, informal):

    To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.

    Examples:

    "I'm sick of spending every day studying at home: I want to go out there and live!"

  1. Live as an adjective (only used attributively):

    Having life; that is alive.

    Examples:

    "The post office will not ship live animals."

  2. Live as an adjective:

    Being in existence; actual

    Examples:

    "He is a live example of the consequences of excessive drinking."

  3. Live as an adjective:

    Having active properties; being energized.

  4. Live as an adjective:

    Operational; being in actual use rather than in testing.

  5. Live as an adjective:

    Taken from a living animal.

    Examples:

    "live feathers"

  6. Live as an adjective (engineering):

    Imparting power; having motion.

    Examples:

    "the live spindle of a lathe"

    "a live, or driving, axle"

  7. Live as an adjective (sports):

    Still in active play.

    Examples:

    "a live ball"

  8. Live as an adjective (broadcasting):

    Seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens.

    Examples:

    "The station presented a live news program every evening."

  9. Live as an adjective:

    Of a performance or speech, in person.

    Examples:

    "This nightclub has a live band on weekends."

  10. Live as an adjective:

    Of a recorded performance, made in front of an audience, or not having been edited after recording.

  11. Live as an adjective:

    Of firearms or explosives, capable of causing harm.

    Examples:

    "The air force practices dropping live bombs on the uninhabited island."

  12. Live as an adjective (circuitry):

    Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.

    Examples:

    "Use caution when working near live wires."

  13. Live as an adjective (poker):

    Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.

    Examples:

    "Tommy's blind was live, so he was given the option to raise."

  14. Live as an adjective:

    Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.

  15. Live as an adjective:

    Being in a state of ignition; burning.

    Examples:

    "a live coal; live embers"

  16. Live as an adjective (obsolete):

    Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing.

    Examples:

    "a live man, or orator"

  17. Live as an adjective (obsolete):

    Vivid; bright.

  1. Live as an adverb:

    Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.

    Examples:

    "The concert was broadcast live by radio."

  2. Live as an adverb:

    Of making a performance or speech, in person.

    Examples:

    "He'll be appearing live at the auditorium."

  1. Live as a noun (obsolete):

    life .

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Geoffrey Chaucer"

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