v. To make light or less heavy; lighten; alleviate.v. To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount.v. To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop.v. To come or chance (upon).v. To light; light up; illuminate.v. To set light to; light.adj. Lit, on fire, switched on.adj. Lit; on fire, burning.