life

life
life NOUN (pl. lives) 1) the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth and functional activity. 2) the existence of an individual human being or animal. 3) a particular type or aspect of people's existence: school life. 4) living things and their activity. 5) a biography. 6) vitality, vigour, or energy. 7) informal a sentence of imprisonment for life. 8) (in various games) each of a specified number of chances each player has before being put out. 9) (before a noun ) (in art) based on a living rather than an imagined form: a life drawing.
for the life of me — Cf. ↑for the life of me
as large as (or larger than) life — Cf. ↑as large larger than life
not on your life — Cf. ↑not on your life
take one's life in one's hands — Cf. ↑take one's life in one's hands
ORIGIN Old English, related to LIVE(Cf. ↑live).

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