What is "live wire"

Live \Live\ (l[imac]v), a. [Abbreviated from alive. See Alive, Life.]

1. Having life; alive; living; not dead.

   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.

2. Being in a state of ignition; burning; having active properties; as, a live coal; live embers. `` The live ether.''
   --Thomson.

3. Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing; as, a live man, or orator.

4. Vivid; bright. `` The live carnation.''
   --Thomson.

5. (Engin.) Imparting power; having motion; as, the live spindle of a lathe; live steam.

6. (Elec.) Connected to a voltage source; as, a live wire.

7. (Broadcasting) Being transmitted instantaneously, as events occur, in contrast to recorded.

8. (Sport) Still in active play; -- of a ball being used in a game; as, a live ball.

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. 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

   1. (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.

   2. (Fig.) a person who is unusually active, alert, or aggressive.

alt. 1 (context electricity English) An electrical wire through which there is a flow of electrical current. 2 (context idiomatic English) An especially energetic, alert, or vivacious person. n. 1 (context electricity English) An electrical wire through which there is a flow of electrical current. 2 (context idiomatic English) An especially energetic, alert, or vivacious person.

n. an alert and energetic person [syn: eager beaver, busy bee, sharpie, sharpy]

Live Wire or Livewire, in comics, may refer to:

• Live Wire (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics supervillain
• Live Wire (DC Comics), an alias of the Legion of Super-Heroes member Garth Ranzz, aka Lightning Lad
• Livewire (DC Comics), a DC Comics supervillainess
• Livewire (Valiant Comics), a Valiant Comics character
• Livewires (comics), a Marvel Comics series
• Livewire (Image Comics), a character from Savage Dragon and a member of the Vicious Circle (comics)

Live Wire is a 1992 action movie, written by Bart Baker, directed by Christian Duguay and starring Pierce Brosnan, Ron Silver, Ben Cross and Lisa Eilbacher.

The plot revolves around a rash of seemingly inexplicable, explosive spontaneous human combustions and Danny O'Neill (Brosnan), a bomb disposal expert that gets involved and will eventually have to solve the case.

"Live Wire" is the debut single by the American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. It was released on their 1981 debut album Too Fast for Love.

Live Wire is a 2004 live CD/DVD released by Christian rock band Third Day. All of the tracks, except for "Sing a Song" and "Blackbird", are from their album Wire, released earlier that year. "Thank You All" was recorded especially for Live Wire. Some of the songs were cut off the CD but can be found on the DVD. The concert was shot and recorded in Louisville, Kentucky, at the Palace Theater. It has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.

Live Wire is a 2011 mystery/ thriller novel by American writer, Harlan Coben. It is the tenth novel in his series of a crime solver and sports agent named Myron Bolitar.

In 2010, Live Wire won the world's most lucrative crime fiction award, the RBA International Prize for Crime Writing worth €125,000.

"Live Wire" is a 1964 dance single released by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. The song was produced by Holland–Dozier–Holland under the same gospel- pop confection of their earlier hit singles " (Love Is Like a) Heat Wave" and " Quicksand". The song explained why the narrator can't come up with words to tell her lover that she was through with him because when she looks at him, she feels that he is "like a bolt of lightning" and that he's a "live wire". The song failed to hit the Top 40 of the pop chart (peaking at #42) and reached #11 on Cashbox's R&B singles chart (the Billboard R&B chart was suspended until January 1965).