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lit

/ˈlɪt/

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verb

To start (a fire).

Examples :

"We lit the fire to get some heat."

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To set fire to; to set burning.

Examples :

"She lit her last match."

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To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.

Examples :

"I used my torch to light the way home through the woods in the night."

energy electric

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To become ignited; to take fire.

Examples :

"This soggy match will not light."

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To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.

Examples :

"The tour guide lit the path with a lantern, showing the way to the ancient ruins. "

utility action way

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To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.

Examples :

"Light the extra ball by amassing 500 million points in the wizard mode."

game entertainment action sport

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To find by chance.

Examples :

"I was looking for my keys, and finally lit on them under the sofa. "

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To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice

Examples :

"She lit on the mistake in the report during her quick review. "

sensation action

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To alight; to land or come down.

Examples :

"She fell out of the window but luckily lit on her feet."

nature action environment

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To run or light (alight).

Examples :

"The campfire lit brightly, casting dancing shadows on the faces of the campers. "

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adjective

Examples :

"He walked down the lit corridor."

energy appearance

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adjective

Intoxicated or under the influence of drugs.

Examples :

"The party was a little too wild; many students were clearly lit. "

mind body condition entertainment drink society

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adjective

Sexually aroused (usually of a female), especially visibly sexually aroused.

Examples :

"Seeing her classmate's playful flirtation with the teacher, Sarah thought she looked a little lit. "

sex body physiology

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adjective

Exciting, captivating; fun.

Examples :

"This party is gonna be lit."

entertainment style culture

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adjective

Excellent, fantastic; cool.

Examples :

"Those jeans are lit."

style language entertainment culture

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noun adjective

Examples :

"The lit of the fire was barely enough to keep the room warm. "

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Examples :

"The child brought only a lit amount of food for the picnic. "

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Colour; blee; dye; stain.

Examples :

"The artist used a vibrant red lit to paint the flowers in the still life. "

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To colour; dye.

Examples :

"The artist carefully lit the fabric with vibrant blues and greens. "

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noun

The body of all written works.

Examples :

"The school library's lit contained a vast collection of novels and textbooks. "

literature writing

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The collected creative writing of a nation, people, group or culture.

Examples :

"The school's English department is studying the rich lit of the 19th-century American South. "

literature culture writing story nation language

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(usually preceded by the) All the papers, treatises etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject.

Examples :

"The lit on Shakespearean tragedy includes many recent articles about the use of imagery. "

literature writing education science

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noun

Written fiction of a high standard.

Examples :

"However, even “literary” science fiction rarely qualifies as literature, because it treats characters as sets of traits rather than as fully realized human beings with unique life stories. —Adam Cadre, 2008"