Meaning of lit up | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Illuminated.
2. Exhilarated, excited; showing signs of emotion.
   slang
3. Under the influence of alcohol or drugs, intoxicated, buzzed.
   slang

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Examples

“On the other hand, to arrive⟳ after dusk, when the multitude of garish little public-houses are lit up, giving glimpses of crowded jostling bars and taprooms, is an introduction to a fine city well calculated to affect⟳ even the most nonchalant.”

“You wondered what she would be like⟳ when she was lit up. Excited, I mean⟳; not tight.”

“2005, Jim Greer, James Greer, Steven Soderbergh, Guided by Voices: a brief history I don't know⟳ if Bob remembers the whole thing either; he was pretty lit up.”

“2010, Jeff Somners, The Terminal State Her thin, pretty face⟳ was lit up with an ancient sort⟳ of rage.”

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