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- pronunciation:
- laIt
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
lights, lighting, lit, lighted |
| definition 1: |
to set down after motion; land after flight.
The butterfly lighted on the flower petal.- synonyms:
- alight, land, settle
- similar words:
- descend, rest
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| definition 2: |
to get down, as from a horse; alight.
When she'd lighted, she gave her waiting father a hug.- synonyms:
- alight, dismount, lower
- similar words:
- deplane, descend, detrain, disembark, drop
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