light

⁶light

verb

lit\ˈlit\ or light·edlight·ing

Definition of LIGHT

intransitive verb

1

: dismount

2

: settle, alight <a bird lit on the lawn>

3

: to fall unexpectedly —usually used with on or upon

4

: to arrive by chance : happen —usually used with on or upon <lit upon a solution>

— light into

: to attack forcefully <I lit into that food until I'd finished off the heel of the loaf — Helen Eustis>

Origin of LIGHT

Middle English, from Old English līhtan; akin to Old English lēoht light in weight

First Known Use: before 12th century