The noun life has 14 senses (first 13 from tagged texts)
1. (509) life -- (a characteristic state or mode of living; "social life"; "city life"; "real life")
2. (364) life -- (the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living; "he hoped for a new life in Australia"; "he wanted to live his own life without interference from others")
3. (313) life, living -- (the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life")
4. (143) animation, life, living, aliveness -- (the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes")
5. (107) life, lifetime, life-time, lifespan -- (the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life")
6. (60) life -- (the period between birth and the present time; "I have known him all his life")
7. (47) liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness -- (animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it")
8. (45) biography, life, life story, life history -- (an account of the series of events making up a person's life)
9. (44) life -- (the period from the present until death; "he appointed himself emperor for life")
10. (35) life -- (a living person; "his heroism saved a life")
11. (31) life -- (living things collectively; "the oceans are teeming with life")
12. (17) life -- (a motive for living; "pottery was his life")
13. (12) life -- (the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones; "there is no life on the moon")
14. life sentence, life -- (a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives; "he got life for killing the guard")