lit

Lit means to have brightened something with light or flames.

(verb)

  1. An example of lit is to have started a fire.
  2. An example of lit is to have turned on a lamp.

The definition of lit is a slang term for drunk or intoxicated.

(adjective)

An example of lit is to tell a story about a friend who had too many drinks the night before and say “He was lit.”

Lit is defined as a common abbreviation for literature.

(noun)

An example of lit is taking a college course called English Lit.

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See lit in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb, intransitive verb

light

intransitive verb

light

noun

literature

  1. liter(s)
  2. literally
  3. literary
  4. literature

See lit in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb
A past tense and a past participle of light1. See Usage Note at light1.
adjective
Informal. Drunk or drugged. Often used with up.

verb
A past tense and a past participle of light2.

noun
Informal
Literature: enjoyed my course in French lit.

abbreviation
  1. liter
  2. a. literal
    b. literally
  3. literary
  4. literature

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