light \light\, v. t. imp.  p. p. lighted limact"e^d or
   lit li^t; p. pr.  vb. n. lighting. as. l=yhtan,
   limachtan, to shine. root122. 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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see also:
lighted lit lighting light to light a fire 

light \light\, v. i. imp.  p. p. lighted limact"e^d or
   lit li^t; p. pr.  vb. n. lighting. as. limachtan
   to alight orig., to relieve a horse of the rider's burden,
   to make less heavy, fr. limacht 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.
                                                  64.
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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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lighted lit lighting light alight lighten 

lit \lit\ li^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
      pjc
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light 

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, lighta
     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: scantp, 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
see also:
heavy light-colored dark unaccented weak friable 
sandy clean clear unclouded lightsome 
tripping faint swooning light-headed lightheaded 
flimsy abstemious lighta scantp short 
idle lite low-cal wakeful easy 
loose promiscuous sluttish wanton visible light 
visible radiation light source luminosity brightness brightness level 
luminance luminousness illumination lightness lighting 
sparkle spark inner light light within christ within 
lighter igniter ignitor lightly illume 
illumine light up illuminate fire up alight 
perch ignite snuff out fall unhorse 
dismount get off get down lit 

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
see also:
illuminated lighted well-lighted unlighted literature litai 

lit
     see light
     also: litai pl
see also:
light litai 

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