Lit

/ˈlɪt/

verb

  1. To start (a fire).

    We lit the fire to get some heat.

  2. To set fire to; to set burning.

    She lit her last match.

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

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

Synonyms: catch fire, conflagrate, ignite, conflagrate, ignite, kindle, illuminate, light up

verb

  1. To find by chance.

    I lit upon a rare book in a second-hand bookseller's.

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

  3. To alight; to land or come down.

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

Synonyms: alight, land, chance upon, come upon, find, happen upon, hit upon

verb

  1. To run or light (alight).

adjective

  1. Illuminated.

    He walked down the lit corridor.

  2. Intoxicated or under the influence of drugs.

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

Synonyms: lighted, luminous, stoned

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