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light up

verb

  1. to illuminate
  2. to shoot with a firearm
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Wiktionary

verb

Etymology: Phrasal verb from light (“to make less heavy”, verb) + up (“to a higher degree”, adverb).

  1. To loosen, slacken, or ease off.

    to light up the jib-sheets

light up — meaning, definition (verb) · Vinony