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light up

vb. 1 (context transitive English) To bring light to something, to brighten. 2 (context intransitive English) To become light, to brighten. 3 (context intransitive English) To light a cigarette, pipe(,) etc. 4 (context transitive English) To make happy. 5 (context transitive slang English) To open fire on a target or group of targets.

WordNet
light up
  1. v. start to burn with a bright flame; "The coal in the BBQ grill finally lit up"

  2. make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit" [syn: light, illume, illumine, illuminate]

  3. become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm" [syn: clear up, clear, brighten] [ant: overcast]

  4. ignite; "The sky lit up quickly above the raging volcano"

  5. begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up" [syn: fire up, light]

Wikipedia
Light Up (puzzle)

Light Up ( Japanese:美術館 bijutsukan, art gallery), also called Akari, is a binary-determination logic puzzle published by Nikoli. As of 2011, three books consisting entirely of Light Up puzzles have been published by Nikoli.

Light Up (The World)

"Light Up (The World)" is a song recorded by British artist Yasmin, featuring Shy FX and Ms. Dynamite. The song was released on 15 January 2012 for digital download in the United Kingdom as Yasmin's third single.

Light Up (sculpture)

Light Up, often stylised as Light Up!, is a painted steel plate public art sculpture by American artist Tony Smith and dedicated on May 15, 1974. The sculpture is located in the University of Pittsburgh's Forbes Quadrangle between Posvar Hall, the Barco Law Building, and Hillman Library. Commissioned in 1971 by Westinghouse Electric Corporation, it was originally situated in Gateway Center in downtown Pittsburgh, but was donated to the University of Pittsburgh and relocated to its Oakland campus in 1988. The sculpture was temporarily recited to the Seagram Plaza in New York in 1998 for an exhibition of Smith's work at the Museum of Modern Art.

Usage examples of "light up".

It was a slow, lazy smile, unveiling about 300 carats of mouth jewellery that seemed to light up the room.

Ehomba stood next to the troop leader and watched the tree-torch light up the night sky.

They were the old- fashioned kind, stamped metal, and they didn't light up from inside.

They were the old-fashioned kind, stamped metal, and they didn't light up from inside.

They were the old-fashioned kind, stamped metal, and they didn’t light up from inside.

You should have seen his face light up when he found I spoke French.

The relations comply immediately with all that has been demanded, the sheep are slain, their blood is sprinkled towards the heavens, the sorcerers (male and female) light up and perfume with incense the whole house of the sick person, making a smoke with wood of aloes.

I don't dare light up my forge while the curse is running unchecked.

I'm going home late to-night, and walk down on that side o' the river, so 't I can call in after dark and see what makes her house light up as if the sun was settin' inside of it.

A small pang of guilt ran across the edge of Robert's mind as he saw sudden fear light up in the lady's eyes.

One of them is always there under the window, where the moonlight will strike him, or the early dawn will light up his love-worn visage, strumming the guitar with his horny thumb, and wailing through his nose as if his throat was full of seaweed.