Word

light up, v.
freq. cnt. 2

make lighter or brighter
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1

illume illuminate illumine light light up

sample sentences

"This lamp lightens the room a bit"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

light light light light light light

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

illumination illumination illuminant

semantic pointers

hypernym

lighten, lighten up

hyponym

floodlight spotlight

start to burn with a bright flame
<verb.weather> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

light up

sample sentences

"The coal in the BBQ grill finally lit up"

verb frames

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semantic pointers

hypernym

erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate

begin to smoke
<verb.consumption> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10

fire up light light up

sample sentences

"After the meal, some of the diners lit up"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

entailment

hypernym

ignite
<verb.weather>

light up

sample sentences

"The sky lit up quickly above the raging volcano"

verb frames

Something ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

become clear
<verb.weather> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

brighten clear clear up light up

sample sentences

"The sky cleared after the storm"

verb frames

Something ----s
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lexical pointers

antonym