Definitions for lit

Overview of noun lit

The noun lit has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. 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? (first 4 from tagged texts)

1. (12) light, illume, illumine, light up, illuminate

(make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit")

2. (10) light up, fire up, light

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

3. (3) alight, light, perch

(to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him")

4. (2) ignite, light

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

5. 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")

6. unhorse, dismount, light, get off, get down

(alight from (a horse))

Overview of adj lit

The adj lit has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) 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")

2. lighted, lit

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