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lit up

lit up adjective: illuminated. Also the simple past and past participle of light up.

Adjective

lit up (comparative more lit up, superlative most lit up)

  1. Illuminated.
    • On the other hand, to arrive after dusk, when the multitude of garish little public-houses are lit up, giving glimpses of crowded jostling bars and taprooms, is an introduction to a fine city well calculated to affect even the most nonchalant.1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, page 703
  2. (slang) Exhilarated, excited; showing signs of emotion.
    • You wondered what she would be like when she was lit up. Excited, I mean; not tight.1998, Josephine Tey, The Franchise Affair, page 97
    • I don't know if Bob remembers the whole thing either; he was pretty lit up.2005, Jim Greer, James Greer, Steven Soderbergh, Guided by Voices: a brief history
    Synonyms:
    ebullient
  3. (slang) Under the influence of alcohol or drugs, intoxicated, buzzed.

Also used as

lit up is also the simple past and past participle of light up.

Synonyms of lit up

All synonyms of lit up

Forms of lit up

comparativemore lit up
superlativemost lit up

Words formed from lit up

Questions about lit up

What does lit up mean?
Lit up means illuminated.
What part of speech is lit up?
Lit up is an adjective.

Words near lit up in the dictionary

  1. lit out
  2. lit someone's ass up
  3. lit the blue touchpaper
  4. lit the touch-paper
  5. lit the touchpaper
  6. lit up
  7. lit up a room
  8. lit up like a Christmas tree
  9. lit up someone's ass
  10. lit up the room
  11. lit up the tote

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