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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Light \Light\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Lighted} (l[imac]t"[e^]d) or {Lit} (l[i^]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lighting}.] [AS. l[=i]htan to alight orig., to relieve (a horse) of the rider's burden, to make less heavy, fr. l[=i]ht 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.
When she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel. --Gen. xxiv. 64.
Slowly rode across a withered heath, And lighted at a ruined inn. --Tennyson.
2. To feel light; to be made happy. [Obs.]
It made all their hearts to light. --Chaucer.
3. To descend from flight, and rest, perch, or settle, as a bird or insect.
[The bee] lights on that, and this, and tasteth all. --Sir. J. Davies.
On the tree tops a crested peacock lit. --Tennyson.
4. To come down suddenly and forcibly; to fall; -- with on or upon.
On me, me only, as the source and spring Of all corruption, all the blame lights due. --Milton.
5. To come by chance; to happen; -- with on or upon; formerly with into.
The several degrees of vision, which the assistance of glasses (casually at first lit on) has taught us to conceive. --Locke.
They shall light into atheistical company. --South.
And here we lit on Aunt Elizabeth, And Lilia with the rest. --Tennyson.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Light \Light\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Lighted} (l[imac]t"[e^]d) or {Lit} (l[i^]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lighting}.] [AS. l[=y]htan, l[=i]htan, to shine. [root]122. See {Light}, noun]
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.
If a thousand candles be all lighted from one. --Hakewill.
And the largest lamp is lit. --Macaulay.
Absence might cure it, or a second mistress Light up another flame, and put out this. --Addison.
2. To give light to; to illuminate; to fill with light; to spread over with light; -- often with up.
Ah, hopeless, lasting flames! like those that burn To light the dead. --Pope.
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.
The sun has set, and Vesper, to supply His absent beams, has lighted up the sky. --Dryden.
3. To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
His bishops lead him forth, and light him on. --Landor.
{To light a fire}, to kindle the material of a fire.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Lit \Lit\ (l[i^]t), a form of the imp. & p. p. of {Light}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
light
adjective
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}, {light(a)}]
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: {scant(p)}, {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}]
noun
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}]
adverb: with few burdens; "experienced travellers travel light" [syn: {lightly}]
verb
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}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
lit
adjective
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}]
noun: the humanistic study of a body of literature; "he took a course in Russian lit" [syn: {literature}] [also: {litai} (pl)]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
lit See {light} [also: {litai} (pl)]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
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