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lighting out

lighting out is the present participle and gerund of light out.

Meaning of light out

Verb

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

  1. (dated, intransitive, slang) To go away or depart, especially in haste or without notice.
    • the outlaws lit out for the border
    Synonyms:
    abscond, make off, skip

Questions about lighting out

What is lighting out the present participle and gerund of?
Lighting out is the present participle and gerund of light out.

Words near lighting out in the dictionary

  1. lighting engineer
  2. lighting into
  3. lighting off
  4. lighting on
  5. lighting one's hair on fire
  6. lighting out
  7. lighting rig
  8. lighting rigs
  9. lighting someone's ass up
  10. lighting technician
  11. lighting technicians

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