ALL meanings of light
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L l - adjective light Military. lightly armed or equipped: light cavalry. 1
- adjective light low pressure 1
- adjective light having little or no cargo, encumbrance, or the like; not burdened: a light freighter drawing little water. 1
- adjective light not profound 1
- adjective light adapted by small weight or slight build for small loads or swift movement: The grocer bought a light truck for deliveries. 1
- adjective light trivial 1
- adjective light using small-scale machinery primarily for the production of consumer goods: light industry. 1
- adjective light soil: sandy 1
- adjective light Nautical. noting any sail of light canvas set only in moderate or calm weather, as a royal, skysail, studdingsail, gaff topsail, or spinnaker. 1
- adjective light delicate 1
- adjective light Meteorology. (of wind) having a speed up to 7 miles per hour (3 m/sec). Compare light air, light breeze. 1
- adjective light carefree 1
- adjective light Phonetics. (of l- sounds) resembling a front vowel in quality; clear: French l is lighter than English l. 1
- adjective light of low weight capacity 1
- adjective light Prosody. unstressed (def 1). short (def 17a). 1
- adjective light breeze: gentle 1
- adjective light Poker. being in debt to the pot: He's a dollar light. 1
- adverb light without burdens 1
- verb with object light to set burning, as a candle, lamp, fire, match, or cigarette; kindle; ignite. 1
- abbreviation LIGHT lightly 1
- verb with object light to turn or switch on (an electric light): One flick of the master switch lights all the lamps in the room. 1
- noun light light bulb 1
- verb with object light to give light to; furnish with light or illumination: The room is lighted by two large chandeliers. 1
- noun light daylight 1
- verb with object light to make (an area or object) bright with or as if with light (often followed by up): Hundreds of candles lighted up the ballroom. 1
- noun light street lamp 1
- verb with object light to cause (the face, surroundings, etc.) to brighten, especially with joy, animation, or the like (often followed by up): A smile lit up her face. Her presence lighted up the room. 1
- noun light car: headlight 1
- verb with object light to guide or conduct with a light: a candle to light you to bed. 1
- abbreviation LIGHT lighthouse 1
- verb without object light to get down or descend, as from a horse or a vehicle. 1
- noun light flame 1
- verb without object light to come to rest, as on a spot or thing; fall or settle upon; land: The bird lighted on the branch. My eye lighted on some friends in the crowd. 1
- noun light viewpoint 1
- verb without object light to come by chance; happen; hit (usually followed by on or upon): to light on a clue; to light on an ideal picnic spot. 1
- noun light sth that gives insight 1
- verb without object light to fall, as a stroke, weapon, vengeance, or choice, on a place or person: The choice lighted upon our candidate. 1
- abbreviation LIGHT luminary 1
- idioms light make light of, to treat as unimportant or trivial: They made light of our hard-won victory. 1
- noun light gleam 1
- adverb light lightly: to travel light. 1
- noun light art: effect 1
- adverb light with no load or cargo hauled or carried: a locomotive running light to its roundhouse. 1
- noun light small window 1
- noun light fire to light a cigarette, etc. 1
- noun plural light animal lungs as food 1
- intransitive verb light take fire 1
- transitive verb light ignite 1
- noun Technical meaning of light LIfecycle Global HyperText. A project in the CERN ECP/TP group whereby documents resulting from the software life cycle are available as hypertext. 1
- noun light Provide with light or lighting ; illuminate. 1