Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Informal. Drunk or drugged. Often used with up.
- noun Literature, especially as an academic subject.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Little.
- noun Color; dye; stain.
- To color; dye.
- Preterit and past participle of light.
- Preterit and past participle of light.
- noun An abbreviation of liter.
- An abbreviation of
literal and literally; also of literature.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- a form of the imp. & p. p. of
light .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective obsolete
Little . - noun obsolete
Little . - verb transitive To
colour ;dye . - noun Abbreviated form of
literature . - noun
Colour ;blee ;dye ;stain . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
light . - verb US, dialectal To
run , orlight - adjective
illuminated - adjective slang
intoxicated or under the influence ofdrugs ;stoned - adjective slang Sexually aroused (usually a female), especially visibly sexually aroused (e.g., labial swelling is present)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective set afire or burning
- adjective provided with artificial light
- noun the humanistic study of a body of literature
Etymologies
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Examples
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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?
The Pilgrims of the Rhine Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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He sat staring at Harry from the darkness, his expression lit by the glow of the approaching fire and filled with suspicion.
The Edge of Madness Michael Dobbs 2008
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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.
Underworld Don Delillo 2008
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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.
Underworld Don Delillo 2008
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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.
Underworld Don Delillo 2008
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His expression lit with the fires of youthful enthusiasm.
Amaryllis Jayne Castle 1996
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His expression lit with the fires of youthful enthusiasm.
Amaryllis Jayne Castle 1996
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His expression lit with the fires of youthful enthusiasm.
Amaryllis Jayne Castle 1996
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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.
HIGH BEFORE HOMEROOM MAYA SLOAN 2010
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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.
HIGH BEFORE HOMEROOM MAYA SLOAN 2010
bilby commented on the word lit
"'Homer must have been lit to pick up a hitchhiker that late,' she told Norris."
- 'The Dark Half', Stephen King.
December 31, 2007
sionnach commented on the word lit
French bed.
January 9, 2008
lampbane commented on the word lit
Little Rock National Airport.
October 24, 2008
alexz commented on the word lit
spotted as new slang on the Late Show with SC
"this interview is lit"
raving
September 14, 2016