light up (English, verb)
expansion: light up (third-person singular simple present lights up, present participle lighting up, simple past and past participle lit up or (rare) lighted up)
Senses:
glosses: To illuminate, to bring light to something, to brighten.
tags: transitive
glosses: To start to emit light; to become activated as a light source.
tags: intransitive
glosses: To show an increase in activity or a brightening of mood.
tags: figuratively
intransitive
glosses: To ignite.
tags: transitive
glosses: To light a cigarette, pipe, etc.
tags: intransitive
glosses: To light a cigarette, pipe, etc. for (someone).
tags: transitive
glosses: To make happy.
tags: transitive
glosses: To introduce (someone to something), to make someone aware of or interested in something; turn on.
tags: transitive
glosses: To open fire on a target or group of targets, especially with rockets, a flamethrower, etc.
tags: slang
transitive
glosses: To shock (someone) with a stun gun.
tags: US
slang
transitive
glosses: To activate the emergency sirens on a police vehicle in order to pull someone over.
tags: US
slang
transitive
Forms:
form: lights up
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: lighting up
tags: participle
present
form: lit up
tags: participle
past
form: lit up
tags: past
form: lighted up
tags: participle
past
rare
form: lighted up
tags: past
rare