Verb

• S: (v) light up (start to burn with a bright flame) "The coal in the BBQ grill finally lit up"
• S: (v) light, illume, illumine, light up, illuminate (make lighter or brighter) "This lamp lightens the room a bit"
• S: (v) clear up, clear, light up, brighten (become clear) "The sky cleared after the storm"
• antonym
• sentence frame
• S: (v) light up (ignite) "The sky lit up quickly above the raging volcano"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) ignite, light (cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat) "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"
• S: (v) light up, fire up, light (begin to smoke) "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"
• S: (v) reignite (ignite anew, as of something burning) "The strong winds reignited the cooling embers"
• S: (v) kindle, enkindle, conflagrate, inflame (cause to start burning) "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"
• S: (v) light up (ignite) "The sky lit up quickly above the raging volcano"
• S: (v) flare up (ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down) "the fire flared up and died down once again"
• sentence frame
• S: (v) light up, fire up, light (begin to smoke) "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"