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lit

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English (US)
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lit

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Because it is a word with a single syllable, lit is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions oflit

1verb
  • To start (a fire).

    Synonyms: set

    Example: "We lit the fire to get some heat."

  • To set fire to; to set burning.

    Synonyms: conflagrate, ignite, kindle

    Example: "She lit her last match."

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

    Synonyms: illuminate, "light up"

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

  • To become ignited; to take fire.

    Synonyms: "catch fire", conflagrate, ignite

    Example: "This soggy match will not light."

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

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

1verb
  • To find by chance.

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

  • To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
  • To alight; to land or come down.

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

1verb
  • To run or light (alight).
1adjective
  • Illuminated.

    Synonyms: lighted, luminous

    Example: "He walked down the lit corridor."

  • Intoxicated or under the influence of drugs.

    Synonyms: stoned

  • Sexually aroused (usually of a female), especially visibly sexually aroused.
  • Exciting, captivating; fun.

    Example: "This party is gonna be lit."

  • Excellent, fantastic; cool.

    Example: "Those jeans are lit."

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