English Dictionary

light up

verb

(transitive) To illuminate, to bring light to something, to brighten. / (intransitive) To show an increase in activity or a brightening of mood. / (intransitive) To light a cigarette, pipe, etc.

She used a match to light up the candle.

意味（1）

(transitive) To illuminate, to bring light to something, to brighten.

Absence might cure it, or a second mistress / Light up another flame, and put out this.

意味（2）

(intransitive) To show an increase in activity or a brightening of mood.

Clara's eyes lit up at this highly unusual occurrence.

意味（3）

(intransitive) To light a cigarette, pipe, etc.

On the morning after the one-day strike, October 4, one of the Type 4s on crew-training, No. D169, was appropriated to head the 3 a.m. mail to Hull, as no steam locomotive had been lit up and the usual Hull Type 3 was not available; ….

意味（4）

(transitive) To make happy.

You are a shining light, and you light up my life.

意味（5）

(transitive, slang) To open fire on a target or group of targets, especially with rockets, a flamethrower etc.

telling me to light it up if it didn't stop approaching

意味（6）

(chiefly US, transitive, slang) To shock (someone) with a stun gun.

意味（7）

(chiefly US, transitive, slang) To activate the emergency sirens on a police vehicle in order to pull someone over.

I guess he doesn't realize who's behind him, because the way he's darting and weaving, he's practically begging me to light him up.