Pronunciations
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/ˈlɪt/
Verb
To run or light (alight).
Usage- US usage
- dialectal
- Examples
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With that the kid lits off down the street, and, what do you know!
Adjective
Illuminated.
- Examples
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He walked down the lit corridor.
Drunk, intoxicated; under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Usage- Slang
- Synonyms
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True to my word last night, I got very lit.
Sexually aroused, (especially) visibly so.
Usage- Slang
- usually
- of a female
Exciting, captivating; fun.
Usage- Slang
- Examples
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This party is gonna be lit.
DJ sets so lit the dance floor's dripping with sweat?
More examples (2)
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.
New Year's Eve is once a year and it's gonna be lit.
Excellent, fantastic; cool.
Usage- Slang
- Examples
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Those jeans are lit.
[…] will keep your feet looking lit this summer thanks to the Trainer Exchange.
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At his Upper East Side office, the talented doctor has a very lit and elegant office, where art canvasses the walls.
The fourth article is all about autumnal leaf photography tips to get our Instagram photos looking lit.
Adjective
Little.
Usage- Obsolete
Noun
Little.
Usage- Obsolete
- Uncountable
- Related words
Noun
Colour; blee; dye; stain.
Usage- UK usage
- dialectal
- Uncountable
Verb
To colour; dye.
Usage- Transitive
Adjective
provided with artificial light
- Synonyms
- Examples
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illuminated advertising
looked up at the lighted windows
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a brightly lit room
a well-lighted stairwell
set afire or burning
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the lighted candles
a lighted cigarette
More examples (1)
a lit firecracker
Noun
the humanistic study of a body of literature
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- Broader terms
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he took a course in Russian lit