Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [lit uhp]
- /lɪt ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [lit uhp]
- /lɪt ʌp/
Definitions of lit up words
- verb lit up a simple past tense and past participle of light1 . 1
- adjective lit up Slang. under the influence of liquor or narcotics; intoxicated (usually followed by up). 1
- adjective lit up illuminated 1
- adjective lit up drunk 0
- adjective lit up drugged, esp on heroin 0
- verb lit up simple past tense and past participle of light up. 0
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Origin of lit up
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
1910-15 for def 2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Lit up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lit up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lit up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lit up
adj lit up
- bright — A bright colour is strong and noticeable, and not dark.
verb lit up
- lighten — to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up: Border inspections have lightened recently.
- illuminate — to make lucid or clear; throw light on (a subject).
- clear up — When you clear up or clear a place up, you tidy things and put them away.
- illumine — Light up ; brighten.
- gleam — a flash or beam of light: the gleam of a lantern in the dark.
Antonyms for lit up
verb lit up
- darken — If something darkens or if a person or thing darkens it, it becomes darker.
- complicate — To complicate something means to make it more difficult to understand or deal with.
- dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- deepen — If a situation or emotion deepens or if something deepens it, it becomes stronger and more intense.
- fade — to lose brightness or vividness of color.