Meaning

1 senses

  1. (figuratively)To stir people up; to cause anger or excitement.

Forms

lights the touch-paper, lighting the touch-paper, lit the touch-paper, lit the touch-paper
Base formlight the touch-paper · to light the touch-paper
3rd person singularlights the touch-paper
Present participlelighting the touch-paper
Past simplelit the touch-paper / lighted the touch-paper
Past participlelit the touch-paper / lighted the touch-paper

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theylight the touch-paper
he, she, itlights the touch-paper

Past simpleLesson

all personslit the touch-paper

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave lit the touch-paper
he, she, ithas lit the touch-paper

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill light the touch-paper

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
lightA1lightbulblightenB2lighterB1
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