alight

  1. Verb.  (transitive) To make light or less heavy; lighten; alleviate.
  2. Verb.  (intransitive, with {{term) To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount.
  3. Verb.  (intransitive, with {{term) To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop.
  4. Verb.  (intransitive) To come or chance (upon).
  5. Verb.  (transitive) To light; light up; illuminate.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To set light to; light.
  7. Adjective.  Lit; on fire, switched on.
  8. Adjective.  (figuratively) Lit; on fire, burning.

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