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Light up   /laɪt əp/   Listen
Light up

verb
1.
Start to burn with a bright flame.
2.
Make lighter or brighter.  Synonyms: illume, illuminate, illumine, light.
3.
Become clear.  Synonyms: brighten, clear, clear up.
4.
Ignite.
5.
Begin to smoke.  Synonyms: fire up, light.





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"Light up" Quotes from Famous Books



... the sun broadened and fell, and a faint violet glow floated over soft meadow and silver stream. One might have fancied that the last rays of sunshine loved to linger over Eric's face, now flushed with a hectic tinge of pleasure, and to light up sudden glories in his bright hair, which the wind just fanned off his forehead as he leaned back and inhaled the luxury of evening perfume, which the flowers of the garden poured on the gentle breeze. Ah, how sad that such scenes should be so ...
— Eric, or Little by Little • Frederic W. Farrar
... Gertrude White," said this stout lady; and he was glad to see her eyes light up with some interest. "She is very clever, is she not—and so pretty and engaging. I wish I knew some one ...
— Macleod of Dare • William Black
... to surprise us. A faro bank needs no charter, no further preliminaries to its establishment than to light up a table, spread a green baize over it, and commence operations. The sportsmen were no doubt quite at home here. Their up-river excursion was only by way of a little variety—an interlude incidental to the summer. The "season" of New Orleans was now commencing, and they ...
— The Quadroon - Adventures in the Far West • Mayne Reid
... chill, and after a little more talk the older gentleman went in, but the younger one continued pacing up and down near the lake, till the rosy dawn had begun to light up ...
— The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 • Various
... over, it occurred to me to introduce the subject of my own ghostly experience, for I was curious to hear what the priests would think of it. As I led up to it by degrees I saw the dark eyes of Father Vansome light up with expectation. Both he and Val listened with keen interest, neither attempting to interrupt the narration. Then they looked ...
— Up in Ardmuirland • Michael Barrett


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