live out

/lɪv aʊt/
/lɪv aʊt/
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Other forms: living out; lived out

Definitions of live out
  1. verb
    live out one's life; live to the end
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    type of:
    endure, go, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survive
    continue to live through hardship or adversity
  2. verb
    work in a house where one does not live
    “our cook lives out”
    synonyms: sleep out
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    antonyms:
    live in
    live in the house where one works
    type of:
    commute
    travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home
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