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simple past and past participle of light (“illuminate; start a fire; etc”) examples
simple past and past participle of light (“alight: land, come down on”) quotations examples
[…] but finally [the bird] came to the tree and, after edging along falteringly, lit on a branch above them.
1896, Florence Merriam Bailey, A-birding on a Bronco, page 87
third-person singular simple present lits, present participle litting, simple past and past participle litted
(US, dialectal) To run or light (alight). quotations examples
With that the kid lits off down the street, and, what do you know!
1988 April 8, Grant Pick, “Johnny Washington's Life”, in Chicago Reader
comparative more lit, superlative most lit
Illuminated. examples
(slang) Drunk, intoxicated; under the influence of drugs or alcohol. quotations
True to my word last night, I got very lit.
1932, Hart Crane, letter, 16 February
(slang) Sexually aroused (usually of a female), especially visibly sexually aroused.
(slang) Exciting, captivating; fun. quotations
DJ sets so lit the dance floor's dripping with sweat?
2017 November, Justin Allec, Adrian Lysenko, Kirsti Salmi, “Sounds of the City: Part VI”, in The Walleye, page 8
If indie punk, pop-punk, post-punk, and emo happen to be your bag, this early-week show at Paper Tiger is gonna be lit.
2018 July 4, James Courtney, “Music Picks”, in San Antonio Current, page 39
New Year's Eve is once a year and it's gonna be lit.
2018 December 27, Shan Kekahuna, “Hau'oli Makahiki Hou!”, in MauiTime, page 17
(slang) Excellent, fantastic; cool. quotations
[…] will keep your feet looking lit this summer thanks to the Trainer Exchange.
2017 June 8, “Out with the old, in with the new”, in Dundrum Gazette, page 18
At his Upper East Side office, the talented doctor has a very lit and elegant office, where art canvasses the walls.
2019, "Top 10 Plastic Surgeons in Manhattan", Art Bodega Magazine, December/January 2019
The fourth article is all about autumnal leaf photography tips to get our Instagram photos looking lit.
2019 October, Alice Ridley, “Letter from the Editor”, in Connect Magazine, page 4
comparative litter or more lit, superlative littest or most lit
(obsolete) Little.
uncountable
(UK dialectal) Colour; blee; dye; stain. examples
(transitive) To colour; dye. examples
Clipping of literature. examples