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make a light

make a light verb: when driving, to pass a traffic light before it changes to a color that prohibits passage.

Verb

make a light (third-person singular simple present makes a light, present participle making a light, simple past and past participle made a light)

  1. (idiomatic) When driving, to pass a traffic light before it changes to a color that prohibits passage.

Forms of make a light

third-person singular presentmakes a light
present participlemaking a light
past participlemade a light
pastmade a light

Questions about make a light

What does make a light mean?
Make a light means when driving, to pass a traffic light before it changes to a color that prohibits passage.
What part of speech is make a light?
Make a light is a verb.
What is the past tense of make a light?
The past tense of make a light is made a light.

Words near make a light in the dictionary

  1. make a hash of
  2. make a hole
  3. make a joke of
  4. make a killing
  5. make a leg
  6. make a light
  7. make a lip
  8. make a living
  9. make a long arm
  10. make a mark
  11. make a meal of

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