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green lights

green lights is the plural of green light.

green lights is the third-person singular simple present indicative of green light.

Meaning of green light

Noun

green light (plural green lights)

  1. A traffic light in its green state (indicating that vehicles may proceed).
    • The drive home was much faster than usual; somehow we managed to hit every green light.
  2. (idiomatic) Approval, or permission to proceed.
    • We have a green light on the project. Work starts today.
    Synonyms:
    go
  3. (slang) A go-ahead to commit a crime, specifically to carry out a hit on someone (i.e. to kill).
    • Yo man, I heard someone had put a green light out on you, so watch your back.

Questions about green lights

What is green lights the plural of?
Green lights is the plural of green light.

Words near green lights in the dictionary

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  8. green line
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  10. green linnet
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