lit
IPA: ɫˈɪt
noun
- (obsolete) Little.
- (UK dialectal) Colour; blee; dye; stain.
- Clipping of literature. [The body of all written works.]
- Abbreviation of literature. [The body of all written works.]
verb
- (US, dialectal) To run or light (alight).
- (transitive) To colour; dye.
adjective
- Illuminated.
- (slang) Drunk, intoxicated; under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
- (slang, usually of a female) Sexually aroused, (especially) visibly so.
- (slang) Exciting, captivating; fun.
- (slang) Excellent, fantastic; cool.
- (obsolete) Little.
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Examples of "lit" in Sentences
- The burner is lit with fire.
- The halls are airy and well lit.
- The interior of the basilica is dimly lit.
- We lit the candles and turned off the light.
- The queens got satisfied when the pyre was lit.
- The broom was then lit, and the execution proceeded.
- The spark that lit the flame was the invasion of Poland.
- His expression lit with the fires of youthful enthusiasm.
- The tinder is lit, and the kindling is allowed to catch fire.
- The food is tolerable and the room is well lit and comfortable.
- A bonfire is lit in the main squares of the villages and colonies.
- He sat staring at Harry from the darkness, his expression lit by the glow of the approaching fire and filled with suspicion.
- I’ve always thought the phrase lit up with joy was stupid, but it’s like someone shoved a burning thousand-watt lightbulb down her throat.
- And she tried to listen to the woman but could not concentrate because the name lit up her brain, one of those deep sheer flashes that take forty years to happen.
- This state of quiescence, this objectless, dreamless torpor, this transition _du lit a la table, de la table au lit_, -- what more dreary and monotonous existence can you devise?
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