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1. Start to burn with a bright flame
   "The coal in the BBQ grill finally lit up"
    
2. Make lighter or brighter
   - light, illume, illumine, illuminate
    
3. Become free from clouds or less cloudy; become brighter
   "The sky lit up after the storm"
   - clear up, clear, brighten
    
4. Ignite
   "The sky lit up quickly above the raging volcano"
    
5. Begin to smoke
   "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"
   - fire up, light

Derived forms: lights up, lighting up, lit up

Type of: catch fire, combust, conflagrate, erupt, ignite, light, lighten, lighten up, take fire