Overview of noun lit

The noun lit has 1 sense

• literature, lit -- (the humanistic study of a body of literature; "he took a course in Russian lit")

Overview of verb light

The verb light has 6 senses

• light, illume, illumine, light up, illuminate -- (make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit")


• light up, fire up, light -- (begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up")


• alight, light, perch -- (to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him")


• ignite, light -- (cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette")


• fall, light -- (fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims")


• unhorse, dismount, light, get off, get down -- (alight from (a horse))

Overview of adj lit

The adj lit has 2 senses

• illuminated, lighted, lit, well-lighted -- (provided with artificial light; "illuminated advertising"; "looked up at the lighted windows"; "a brightly lit room"; "a well-lighted stairwell")


• lighted, lit -- (set afire or burning; "the lighted candles"; "a lighted cigarette"; "a lit firecracker")