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light up
verb
1. start to burn with a bright flame (Freq. 1)
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The coal in the BBQ grill finally lit up

• Hypernyms: ↑erupt, ↑ignite, ↑catch fire, ↑take fire, ↑combust, ↑conflagrate
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

2. make lighter or brighter (Freq. 1)
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This lamp lightens the room a bit

• Syn: ↑light, ↑illume, ↑illumine, ↑illuminate
• Derivationally related forms: ↑illumination (for: ↑illuminate), ↑illuminant (for: ↑illuminate), ↑light (for: ↑light)
• Hypernyms: ↑lighten, ↑lighten up
• Hyponyms: ↑floodlight, ↑spotlight
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something

3. become clear
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The sky cleared after the storm

• Syn: ↑clear up, ↑clear, ↑brighten
• Ant: ↑overcast (for: ↑clear up)
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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It is ——ing

4. begin to smoke
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After the meal, some of the diners lit up

• Syn: ↑fire up, ↑light
• Derivationally related forms: ↑light (for: ↑light)
• Hypernyms: ↑ignite, ↑light
• Entailment: ↑smoke
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s something

 (for: ↑light)
5. ignite
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The sky lit up quickly above the raging volcano

• Hypernyms: ↑ignite, ↑light
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s


Useful english dictionary. 2012.