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verb/ˈlɪt/
  1. 1

    simple past and past participle of light (“illuminate; start a fire; etc”)form-ofparticiplepast

  2. 2

    simple past and past participle of light (“alight: land, come down on”)form-ofparticiplepast

    • […] but finally [the bird] came to the tree and, after edging along falteringly, lit on a branch above them.
verb/ˈlɪt/
  1. 1

    To run or light (alight).USdialectal

    • With that the kid lits off down the street, and, what do you know!
adj/ˈlɪt/
  1. 1

    Illuminated.

    • He walked down the lit corridor.
  2. 2

    Drunk, intoxicated; under the influence of drugs or alcohol.slang

    • True to my word last night, I got very lit.
  3. 3

    Sexually aroused, (especially) visibly so.slangusually

  4. 4

    Exciting, captivating; fun.slang

    • This party is gonna be lit.
  5. 5

    Excellent, fantastic; cool.slang

    • Those jeans are lit.
    • At his Upper East Side office, the talented doctor has a very lit and elegant office, where art canvasses the walls.
adj/ˈlɪt/
  1. 1

    Little.obsolete

noun/ˈlɪt/
  1. 1

    Little.obsoleteuncountable

noun/ˈlɪt/
  1. 1

    Colour; blee; dye; stain.UKdialectaluncountable

verb/ˈlɪt/
  1. 1

    To colour; dye.transitive

noun/ˈlɪt/
  1. 1

    Clipping of literature.abbreviationalt-ofclipping

    • Do we have any lit homework tonight?

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