The Clue
___ down (made up for) (5 letter answer)
The Answer
LIVED
Tags
Notes
The answer LIVED is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 900 puzzles.
Related Clues
Breathed
Dwelt
Existed
Experienced
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Resided
Was
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___ it up (celebrated)
Definition
LIVE as a verb:
1. (dwell, live, inhabit) = inhabit or live in; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"
2. lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war"
3. (survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out) = continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"
4. (exist, survive, live, subsist) = support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day"
5. (be, live) = have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"
6. (know, experience, live) = have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces"
7. pursue a positive and satisfying existence; "You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live"