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light along

light along verb: to lift or carry anything along the deck; to help in hauling along.

Verb

light along (third-person singular simple present lights along, present participle lighting along, simple past and past participle lighted along)

  1. (transitive) To lift or carry anything along the deck; to help in hauling along.
    • to light along a cable or sail

Forms of light along

third-person singular presentlights along
present participlelighting along
past participlelighted along
pastlighted along

Origin of light along

Phrasal verb from light (“to make less heavy”, verb) + along (“forward”, adverb).

Questions about light along

What does light along mean?
Light along means to lift or carry anything along the deck; to help in hauling along.
What part of speech is light along?
Light along is a verb.
What is the past tense of light along?
The past tense of light along is lighted along.

Words near light along in the dictionary

  1. light aeon
  2. light aeons
  3. light air
  4. light airs
  5. Light Alfs
  6. light along
  7. light art
  8. light artillery
  9. light as a feather
  10. light as a feather, stiff as a board
  11. light at the end of the tunnel

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