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  • 11Light — (l[imac]t), a. [AS. le[ o]ht. See {Light}, n.] [Compar. {Lighter} (l[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Lightest}.] 1. Having light; not dark or obscure; bright; clear; as, the apartment is light. [1913 Webster] 2. White or whitish; not intense or very… …

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  • 12light on — ˈlight on ˈlight upon [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they light on he/she/it lights on present participle lighting on past tense lit on …

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  • 13Light — heißt der Ort Light (Arkansas), Ort in den Vereinigten Staaten Light ist der Familienname folgender Personen: John Light (* 1974), britischer Schauspieler Judith Light (* 1949), US amerikanische Schauspielerin William Light (1786–1839),… …

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  • 14light — [ lajt ] adj. inv. • 1988; mot angl. « léger; à basses calories » ♦ Anglic. Qui est sucré avec des édulcorants de synthèse. Les boissons light. Qui contient peu de calories; moins de produits nocifs. ⇒ allégé, léger. Cigarettes extra light. light …

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  • 15light´en|er — light|en1 «LY tuhn», intransitive verb. 1. to grow light; become brighter: »The sky lightens before the dawn. 2. Figurative. to brighten: »Her face lightened. 3. to become lighter in color. 4. to flash with lightning: »It thundered and lightened… …

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  • 16light|en — light|en1 «LY tuhn», intransitive verb. 1. to grow light; become brighter: »The sky lightens before the dawn. 2. Figurative. to brighten: »Her face lightened. 3. to become lighter in color. 4. to flash with lightning: »It thundered and lightened… …

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  • 17Light It Up — is the title of:* Light It Up (1999 film), starring Usher * Light It Up (2005 album), by the band Strokeher * Light It Up (2006 song), by the group Shut Up Stella * Light It Up (2008 album), by the band Rev Theory ** Light It Up (2008 song), also …

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  • 18light# — light vb 1 Light, kindle, ignite, fire basically mean to set something burning or on fire. Light (see also ILLUMINATE), when it takes as its subject the agent or agency, usually implies such an end of the action as illumination {she lighted the… …

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  • 19Light — Light, v. i. 1. To become ignited; to take fire; as, the match will not light. [1913 Webster] 2. To be illuminated; to receive light; to brighten; with up; as, the room light up very well. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 20Light — Light, v. t. [See {Light} not heavy, and cf. {Light} to alight, and {Lighten} to make less heavy.] To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] From his head the heavy burgonet did light. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …

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