Lit

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Light \Light\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lighted} (l[imac]t"[e^]d) or
     {Lit} (l[i^]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lighting}.] [AS. l[=y]htan,
     l[imac]htan, to shine. [root]122. See {Light}, n.]
     1. To set fire to; to cause to burn; to set burning; to
        ignite; to kindle; as, to light a candle or lamp; to light
        the gas; -- sometimes with up.


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              If a thousand candles be all lighted from one.
                                                    --Hakewill.
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              And the largest lamp is lit.          --Macaulay.
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              Absence might cure it, or a second mistress
              Light up another flame, and put out this. --Addison.
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     2. To give light to; to illuminate; to fill with light; to
        spread over with light; -- often with up.
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              Ah, hopeless, lasting flames! like those that burn
              To light the dead.                    --Pope.
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              One hundred years ago, to have lit this theater as
              brilliantly as it is now lighted would have cost, I
              suppose, fifty pounds.                --F. Harrison.
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              The sun has set, and Vesper, to supply
              His absent beams, has lighted up the sky. --Dryden.
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     3. To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by
        means of a light.
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              His bishops lead him forth, and light him on.
                                                    --Landor.
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     {To light a fire}, to kindle the material of a fire.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Light \Light\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lighted} (l[imac]t"[e^]d) or
     {Lit} (l[i^]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lighting}.] [AS. l[imac]htan
     to alight orig., to relieve (a horse) of the rider's burden,
     to make less heavy, fr. l[imac]ht light. See {Light} not
     heavy, and cf. {Alight}, {Lighten} to make light.]
     1. To dismount; to descend, as from a horse or carriage; to
        alight; -- with from, off, on, upon, at, in.
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              When she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.
                                                    --Gen. xxiv.
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              Slowly rode across a withered heath,
              And lighted at a ruined inn.          --Tennyson.
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     2. To feel light; to be made happy. [Obs.]
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              It made all their hearts to light.    --Chaucer.
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     3. To descend from flight, and rest, perch, or settle, as a
        bird or insect.
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              [The bee] lights on that, and this, and tasteth all.
                                                    --Sir. J.
                                                    Davies.
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              On the tree tops a crested peacock lit. --Tennyson.
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     4. To come down suddenly and forcibly; to fall; -- with on or
        upon.
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              On me, me only, as the source and spring
              Of all corruption, all the blame lights due.
                                                    --Milton.
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     5. To come by chance; to happen; -- with on or upon; formerly
        with into.
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              The several degrees of vision, which the assistance
              of glasses (casually at first lit on) has taught us
              to conceive.                          --Locke.
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              They shall light into atheistical company. --South.
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              And here we lit on Aunt Elizabeth,
              And Lilia with the rest.              --Tennyson.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lit \Lit\ (l[i^]t),
     1. a form of the imp. & p. p. of {Light}.
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     2. Under the influence of alcohol; intoxicated; inebriated;
        drunk; -- often used with up. [slang]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  light
       adj 1: of comparatively little physical weight or density; "a light
              load"; "magnesium is a light metal--having a specific
              gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C" [ant: {heavy}]
       2: (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring
          agent; "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a
          light-colored powder" [syn: {light-colored}] [ant: {dark}]
       3: of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively
          small or light arms or equipment; "light infantry"; "light
          cavalry"; "light industry"; "light weapons" [ant: {heavy}]
       4: not great in degree or quantity or number; "a light
          sentence"; "a light accent"; "casualties were light";
          "light snow was falling"; "light misty rain"; "light smoke
          from the chimney" [ant: {heavy}]
       5: psychologically light; especially free from sadness or
          troubles; "a light heart" [ant: {heavy}]
       6: characterized by or emitting light; "a room that is light
          when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was
          airy and light" [ant: {dark}]
       7: used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no
          stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light
          syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable" [syn: {unaccented},
           {weak}]
       8: easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or
          heavily seasoned; "a light diet"
       9: (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency;
          "light sandy soil" [syn: {friable}, {sandy}]
       10: (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims;
           "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral
           recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear
           reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver
           bell" [syn: {clean}, {clear}, {unclouded}]
       11: moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer was light and
           graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a
           light tripping step" [syn: {lightsome}, {tripping}]
       12: demanding little effort; not burdensome; "light housework";
           "light exercise"
       13: of little intensity or power or force; "the light touch of
           her fingers"; "a light breeze" [ant: {heavy}]
       14: (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than
           average; "light water is ordinary water" [ant: {heavy}]
       15: weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint
           from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt
           light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with
           wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep" [syn: {faint}, {swooning},
            {light-headed}, {lightheaded}]
       16: very thin and insubstantial; "thin paper"; "flimsy voile";
           "light summer dresses" [syn: {flimsy}]
       17: marked by temperance in indulgence; "abstemious meals"; "a
           light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper"
           [syn: {abstemious}, {light(a)}]
       18: less than the correct or legal or full amount often
           deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar";
           "regularly gives short weight" [syn: {scant(p)}, {short}]
       19: having little importance; "losing his job was no light
           matter"
       20: intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or
           profound; "light verse"; "a light comedy"
       21: silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light
           idle chatter" [syn: {idle}]
       22: having a spongy or flaky texture; well-leavened; "light
           pastries"
       23: designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight;
           "light aircraft"; "a light truck"
       24: having relatively few calories; "diet cola"; "light (or
           lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal
           diet" [syn: {lite}, {low-cal}]
       25: (of sleep) easily disturbed; "in a light doze"; "a light
           sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night" [syn: {wakeful}]
       26: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy
           virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women";
           "wanton behavior" [syn: {easy}, {loose}, {promiscuous}, {sluttish},
            {wanton}]
       n 1: (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a
            visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft
            glass window" [syn: {visible light}, {visible radiation}]
       2: any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped
          the car and turned off the lights" [syn: {light source}]
       3: a particular perspective or aspect of a situation; "although
          he saw it in a different light, he still did not
          understand"
       4: the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light;
          "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"
          [syn: {luminosity}, {brightness}, {brightness level}, {luminance},
           {luminousness}]
       5: an illuminated area; "he stepped into the light"
       6: a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination;
          "follow God's light" [syn: {illumination}]
       7: the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as
          created in pictures; "he could paint the lightest light
          and the darkest dark" [syn: {lightness}]
       8: a person regarded very fondly; "the light of my life"
       9: mental understanding as an enlightening experience; "he
          finally saw the light"; "can you shed light on this
          problem?"
       10: having abundant light or illumination; "they played as long
           as it was light"; "as long as the lighting was good"
           [syn: {lighting}] [ant: {dark}]
       11: public awareness; "it brought the scandal to light"
       12: brightness and animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle
           in his eye" [syn: {sparkle}, {spark}]
       13: a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide
           the soul [syn: {Inner Light}, {Light Within}, {Christ
           Within}]
       14: a visual warning signal; "they saw the light of the beacon";
           "there was a light at every corner"
       15: a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires;
           "do you have a light?" [syn: {lighter}, {igniter}, {ignitor}]
       adv : with few burdens; "experienced travellers travel light"
             [syn: {lightly}]
       v 1: make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a
            bit" [syn: {illume}, {illumine}, {light up}, {illuminate}]
       2: begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"
          [syn: {light up}, {fire up}]
       3: to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him" [syn:
           {alight}, {perch}]
       4: cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat;
          "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a
          cigarette" [syn: {ignite}] [ant: {snuff out}]
       5: fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to
          me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
          [syn: {fall}]
       6: get off (a horse) [syn: {unhorse}, {dismount}, {get off}, {get
          down}]
       [also: {lit}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lit
       adj 1: provided with artificial light; "illuminated advertising";
              "looked up at the lighted windows"; "a brightly lit
              room"; "a well-lighted stairwell" [syn: {illuminated},
               {lighted}, {well-lighted}]
       2: set afire or burning; "the lighted candles"; "a lighted
          cigarette"; "a lit firecracker" [syn: {lighted}] [ant: {unlighted}]
       n : the humanistic study of a body of literature; "he took a
           course in Russian lit" [syn: {literature}]
       [also: {litai} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lit
       See {light}
       [also: {litai} (pl)]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  73 Moby Thesaurus words for "lit":
     ablaze, afflicted, aglow, alight, bathed with light, bent,
     bespangled, boiled, bombed, boozy, brightened, candlelit, canned,
     cockeyed, cockeyed drunk, crocked, crocko, disguised, drunk,
     elevated, enlightened, firelit, fried, fuddled, gaslit,
     half-seas over, high, illuminated, in a blaze, inebriated,
     irradiate, irradiated, lamplit, lanternlit, lighted, lightened,
     lit up, loaded, lubricated, luminous, lushy, moonlit, muddled,
     muzzy, oiled, organized, pickled, pie-eyed, pissed, pissy-eyed,
     pixilated, plastered, polluted, potted, raddled, shellacked,
     skunk-drunk, smashed, soaked, soused, spangled, squiffy,
     star-spangled, star-studded, starlit, stewed, stinko, studded,
     sunlit, swacked, tanked, tight, tinseled