| Definitions of 'alight' |
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1. (verb) ablaze(p), afire(p), aflame(p), aflare(p), alight(p), on fire(p)
lighted up by or as by fire or flame
"forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "houses on fire"
2. (verb) alight, light, perch
to come to rest, settle
"Misfortune lighted upon him"
3. (verb) alight, climb down
come down
"the birds alighted"
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| Definitions of 'alight' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (adj) alight
lighted; lighted up; in a flame
2. (verb) alight
to spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount
3. (verb) alight
to descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof
4. (verb) alight
to come or chance (upon)
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