Synonyms for lit
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : lit |
| Phonetic Transcription : lɪt |
Définition of lit
Origin :- from past participle of light (v.2). Slang meaning "drunk" is recorded from 1914.
- adj illuminated
- He lit a candle, and went cautiously down the rickety staircase.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- He accompanied her to the foot of the stairs and lit her candle.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- By our efforts, we have lit a fire as well—a fire in the minds of men.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- He broke away from her with a gay laugh, and lit a cigarette.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- Lit up some when Mr. Wagner sent him one of his love letters.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Bert Rogers lit into him with a tent peg once, for saying yes at him.
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
- They went for me and Jim by the thousand, but not a one of them lit on Tom.
- Extract from : « Tom Sawyer Abroad » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
- He ran the length of it, then back to his room, and throwing down his hat, he lit his pipe.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- But he has lit upon his vocation at last—he is a born pudding-maker.
- Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
- But when the footlights are on and the limes are lit, you'd be surprised to see how fine it looks.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
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