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Lit

verb
/ˈlɪt/
Word Frequency: 11.8

Definitions

1.verbTo start (a fire).
"We lit the fire to get some heat."
2.verbTo set fire to; to set burning.
"She lit her last match."
3.verbTo illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.
"I used my torch to light the way home through the woods in the night."
4.verbTo become ignited; to take fire.
"This soggy match will not light."
5.verbTo attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
6.verbTo 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.
"Light the extra ball by amassing 500 million points in the wizard mode."
7.verbTo find by chance.
"I lit upon a rare book in a second-hand bookseller's."
8.verbTo stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
9.verbTo alight; to land or come down.
"She fell out of the window but luckily lit on her feet."
10.verbTo run or light (alight).
11.adjectiveIlluminated.
"He walked down the lit corridor."
12.adjectiveIntoxicated or under the influence of drugs.
13.adjectiveSexually aroused (usually of a female), especially visibly sexually aroused.
14.adjectiveExciting, captivating; fun.
"This party is gonna be lit."
15.adjectiveExcellent, fantastic; cool.
"Those jeans are lit."

Synonyms

catch fireconflagrateignitekindleilluminatelight upsetalightlandchance uponcome uponfind

Antonyms

extinguishput outquench

Rhymes With

shitfitgritbitcounterfeithitsplitadmit
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