Definition

verb

To start (a fire).
“We lit the fire to get some heat.”
To set fire to; to set burning.
“She lit her last match.”
To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.
“I used my torch to light the way home through the woods in the night.”

adjective

Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
“The room is light when the Sun shines through the window.”
Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
“She had light skin.”
(of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.
“I like my coffee light.”

verb

adjective

Having little or relatively little actual weight; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
“a light load ; a lighter backpack after having removed the books ; light weapons”
Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
“feathers and cork are light ; oil is lighter than water”
Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
“to issue light coin”

verb

To find by chance.
“I lit upon a rare book in a second-hand bookseller's.”
To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
To alight; to land or come down.
“She fell out of the window but luckily lit on her feet.”