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light up

/ light up /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
"After the meal, some of the diners lit up"
Type of:
ignite light
Entails:
smoke
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
"The coal in the BBQ grill finally lit up"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 3
"The sky lit up quickly above the raging volcano"
Type of:
ignite light
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 4
"The sky cleared after the storm"
Opposites:
overcast cloud
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
verb Sense 5
"This lamp lightens the room a bit"
Type of:
lighten lighten up
Kinds of:
floodlight spotlight
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
42%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
23
Times Searched
3
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