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lit

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[ lit ]

verb

  1. a simple past tense and past participle of light 1.


adjective

  1. Slang. under the influence of liquor or narcotics; intoxicated (usually followed by up ).
  2. Slang. amazing; awesome; cool (used as a general term of approval):

    Today's rally was really lit!

lit

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[ lit ]

verb

  1. a simple past tense and past participle of light 3.

lit

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[ lit ]

noun

Informal.
  1. literature:

    a college course in English lit.

lit

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[ lit ]

noun

lit.

5

abbreviation for

  1. liter; liters.
  2. literal.
  3. literally.
  4. literary.
  5. literature.

Lit.

6

abbreviation for

  1. (in Italy) lira; lire.

lit.

1

abbreviation for

  1. literal(ly)
  2. literary
  3. literature
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

lit

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/ ɪ /

verb

  1. a past tense and past participle of light 1
  2. an alternative past tense and past participle of light 2
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lit1

First recorded in 1895–1900 in the sense “intoxicated”

Origin of lit2

First recorded in 1850–55; by shortening
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That six-hitting lit up the most glamourous of cricketing stages on Monday when the teenager became the youngest player to score a century in men's T20 cricket.

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Though toys lit his spark, it was his uncles’ street-racing days, and the Japanese cars they drove, that ultimately shaped his taste.

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Many in the tour group wore rubber boots as they stood on moist concrete in a chamber faintly lit by filtered sunlight, peering into the dark tunnel.

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The company has also lit the press briefing room at Camp David, several committee rooms for both chambers of Congress and the main chamber of the U.S.

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Many of the downed trees were discovered Saturday morning, when images of the sawed trunks and their massive, felled branches lit up online message boards and went viral on social media.

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