light out
English edit
Etymology edit
Phrasal verb from light (“to get down, drop, come”, verb) + out (“away from”, adverb).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (AU) (file)
Verb edit
light out (third-person singular simple present lights out, present participle lighting out, simple past lit out or lighted out, past participle lit out)
- (intransitive, slang, dated) To go away or depart, especially in haste or without notice.
- the outlaws lit out for the border