n.
- A wire carrying electric current.
- Informal. A vivacious, alert, or energetic person.
live wire
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live wire (līv) 
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noun
- An intensely energetic, enthusiastic person: dynamo, hustler. Informal eager beaver, go-getter. See concern/unconcern.
| Idioms: live wire |
A highly alert or energetic person. For example, Sally's a real live wire; she brightens up any gathering. This metaphoric term transfers a wire carrying electric current to a lively individual. [c. 1900]
| WordNet: live wire |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
an alert and energetic person
Synonyms: eager beaver, busy bee, sharpie, sharpy
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