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lit up like a Christmas tree

lit up like a Christmas tree adjective: very brightly lit. Also the simple past and past participle of light up like a Christmas tree.

Adjective

lit up like a Christmas tree (not comparable)

  1. (informal, simile) Very brightly lit.
    • Only one room of the house was being used, but the whole place was lit up like a Christmas tree.

Also used as

lit up like a Christmas tree is also the simple past and past participle of light up like a Christmas tree.

Questions about lit up like a Christmas tree

What does lit up like a Christmas tree mean?
Lit up like a Christmas tree means very brightly lit.
What part of speech is lit up like a Christmas tree?
Lit up like a Christmas tree is an adjective.

Words near lit up like a Christmas tree in the dictionary

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

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