Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  light 
 
  2  of  6  senses  of  light 
 
  Sense  1 
  light,  illume,  illumine,  light  up  illuminate 
  =>  floodlight 
  =>  spotlight 
 
  Sense  4 
  ignite,  light 
  =>  light  up  fire  up  light 
  =>  reignite 
  =>  kindle,  enkindle 
  =>  light  up 
  =>  flare  up 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  light 
 
  2  of  6  senses  of  light 
 
  Sense  1 
  light,  illume,  illumine,  light  up  illuminate 
  =>  floodlight 
  =>  spotlight 
 
  Sense  4 
  ignite,  light 
  =>  light  up  fire  up  light 
  =>  reignite 
  =>  kindle,  enkindle 
  =>  rekindle 
  =>  light  up 
  =>  flare  up 
  =>  kindle 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  light 
 
  1  of  6  senses  of  light 
 
  Sense  2 
  light  up  fire  up  light 
  =>  smoke 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  light 
 
  6  senses  of  light 
 
  Sense  1 
  light,  illume,  illumine,  light  up  illuminate 
  =>  lighten,  lighten  up 
 
  Sense  2 
  light  up  fire  up  light 
  =>  ignite,  light 
 
  Sense  3 
  alight,  light,  perch 
  =>  land,  set  down 
 
  Sense  4 
  ignite,  light 
  =>  burn 
 
  Sense  5 
  fall,  light 
  =>  fall,  return,  pass,  devolve 
 
  Sense  6 
  unhorse,  dismount,  light,  get  off  get  down 
  =>  descend,  fall,  go  down  come  down 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  light 
 
  light  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  light 
 
  Sense  1 
  light,  illume,  illumine,  light  up  illuminate 
  =>  lighten,  lighten  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  light  up  fire  up  light 
  =>  ignite,  light 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  alight,  light,  perch 
  =>  land,  set  down 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  ignite,  light 
  =>  burn 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  fall,  light 
  =>  fall,  return,  pass,  devolve 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  unhorse,  dismount,  light,  get  off  get  down 
  =>  descend,  fall,  go  down  come  down 
  -------------- 
 
  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  --  (get  off  (a  horse)) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  lighted 
 
  The  adj  lighted  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  lighted,  lit  --  (set  afire  or  burning;  "the  lighted  candles";  "a  lighted  cigarette";  "a  lit  firecracker") 
  2.  (6)  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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  lighted 
 
  2  senses  of  lighted 
 
  Sense  1 
  lighted  (vs.  unlighted),  lit 
 
  unlighted  (vs.  lighted),  unlit 
  =>  unkindled 
 
  Sense  2 
  illuminated,  lighted,  lit,  well-lighted 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  light)  ->  dark 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  lighted 
 
  2  senses  of  lighted 
 
  Sense  1 
  lighted  (vs.  unlighted),  lit 
  =>  ablaze(prenominal),  afire(prenominal),  aflame(prenominal),  aflare(prenominal),  alight(prenominal),  blazing,  burning,  flaming,  on  fire(prenominal) 
  =>  ignited,  enkindled,  kindled 
 
  Sense  2 
  illuminated,  lighted,  lit,  well-lighted 
  =>  light  (vs.  dark) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  lighted 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  lighted 
 
  lighted  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  lighted 
  blighted 
  delighted 
  flighted 
  floodlighted 
  lighted 
  unlighted 
  well-lighted 
 
  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  --  (get  off  (a  horse)) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  lighted 
 
  The  adj  lighted  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  lighted,  lit  --  (set  afire  or  burning;  "the  lighted  candles";  "a  lighted  cigarette";  "a  lit  firecracker") 
  2.  (6)  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") 

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